Arachnophobia

Arachnophobia

Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude.

Directed by Frank Marshall

Produced by Amblin Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures

1990109 min6.5 / 10

A creature-feature comedy-horror that balances genuine scares with comedic relief, using spider-attack scenarios to generate both tension and laughs in a small-town setting.

A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors with the help of an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight legged freaks.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Arachnophobia sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does Arachnophobia end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Arachnophobia scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Arachnophobia violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Arachnophobia easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Arachnophobia, and what each one shares →

Like Arachnophobia

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Arachnophobia

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Arachnophobia, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Arachnophobia, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Arachnophobia, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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