Is Holy Spider scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Holy Spider violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Holy Spider easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Holy Spider end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Holy Spider

Name: Holy Spider
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Released: 2022
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Sina Parvaneh

Directed by Ali Abbasi

Produced by Profile Pictures, One Two Films

2022118 min7.3 / 10

A grim, morally complex investigation into serial murder in a religiously conservative Iranian city, where a journalist confronts both a killer's twisted faith and systemic indifference to marginalized victims.

A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.

Clusters

Realistic Films About Cruelty Revenge Gone Wrong Consequences Of Wrongdoing Supernatural Horror Films Detective And Interrogation Movies

Genres

Thriller Drama Crime

Keywords

Journalist Prostitute Investigation Based On True Story Serial Killer Religion Iran

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Holy Spider scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.
Is Holy Spider sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Holy Spider violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Holy Spider easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Holy Spider end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

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.

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