Arachnophobia
1990 · Movie · PG-13 · 109 min · ★ 6.5 · 80% critics
A deadly spider is accidentally brought from South America to a quiet California town, where it breeds and a wave of mysterious bites begins to spread. As fear rises and the threat multiplies in everyday places, a small group races to figure out what’s happening and stop the infestation before it overwhelms the community.
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-07-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (1,525 votes)
- Box office
- $53,208,180
- Budget
- $31,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, crowd-pleasing creature thriller with laughs and lots of creepy-crawly moments, especially if you like Tremors; Not for you if spiders are a hard no or you want straight, serious horror.
Pros: creepy everyday scares; fun creature-movie energy; memorable exterminator | Cons: uneven horror-comedy mix; dated-looking effects; over-the-top finale
Themes
- small town
- spider
- animal attack
- outbreak
- creature
- exterminator
- spider bite
- creature feature
- spider queen
- invasive species
- arachnophobia
- animal horror
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Jeff Daniels
as Ross Jennings
Harley Jane Kozak
as Molly Jennings
John Goodman
as Delbert McClintock
Julian Sands
as Dr. James Atherton
Brian McNamara
as Chris Collins
Stuart Pankin
as Sheriff Parsons
Henry Jones
as Dr. Sam Metcalf
Peter Jason
as Henry Beechwood
Mark L. Taylor
as Jerry Manley
James Handy
as Milton Briggs
Directed by Frank Marshall