Spider
“The only thing worse than losing your mind... is finding it again.”
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
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Cast
20 people
Ralph Fiennes
Spider
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Schindler's List
Miranda Richardson
Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
Known for
Good Omens
Sleepy Hollow
Gabriel Byrne
Bill Cleg
Known for
The Usual Suspects
Hereditary
Lynn Redgrave
Mrs. Wilkinson
Known for
Peter Pan
Shine
John Neville
Terrence
Known for
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Fifth Element
Philip Craig
John
Known for
Hemlock Grove
The Time Traveler's Wife
Bradley Hall
Spider Boy
Known for
Far from the Madding Crowd
Grantchester
Gary Reineke
Freddy
Known for
Creature
WarGames: The Dead Code
Sara Stockbridge
Gladys
Known for
Enter the Void
Split Second
Cliff Saunders
Bob
Known for
FROM
Outlander
Tara Ellis
Nora
Known for
Eden Lake
Arthur Whybrow
Ernie
Known for
Neverwhere
Xtro
David Cronenberg Director · Patrick McGrath Writer Howard Shore Composer
Worldwide gross $5.8M · Budget $10M · United States release December 20, 2002
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,809,240
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Davis Films
Production
Artists Independent Network
Production
Capitol Films
Production
Grosvenor Park Productions
Production
Catherine Bailey Productions
Production
Odeon Films
Production
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Fund (CPTC)
Production
Catherine Bailey Ltd.
Production
Metropolitan Films
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
France · United Kingdom · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 21, 2002
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Canada · December 13, 2002
Theatrical
United States · December 20, 2002
Limited theatrical
United States
September 1, 2002 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Canada
September 9, 2002 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
March 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
January 3, 2003 · Theatrical
France
November 6, 2002 · Theatrical
Germany
June 10, 2004 · Theatrical
November 23, 2004 · Physical · Columbia TriStar DVD
January 24, 2006 · TV · Premiere (Pay-TV)
Ireland
October 9, 2002 · Digital
South Korea
March 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 19, 2002 · Digital
Taiwan
December 8, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 3, 2003 · Theatrical
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