Monica Potter, Morgan Freeman, Anton Yelchin

A congressman's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school by an insider who calls Det. Alex Cross, sucking him into the case even though he's recovering from the loss...( read more  read more... ) of his partner.

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R, 103 min.

Directed by: Lee Tamahori

Release Date: April 6, 2001

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DVD Release Date: September 25, 2001

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  • September 24, 2009
    Not bad but not as good as Kiss the girls. The third film is going to be called Humpty dumpty sat on a wall. That?s not true by the way.
  • March 6, 2009
    This is till one of my all time favorites. I just love Morgan freeman and whatever he touches turns to gold in my eyes. Excellent story, ever better cast. This one had me at the edge of my seat all the way through. This is a must see...
  • January 23, 2009
    Surprisingly good. The ending was especially good since I only expected part of it. This may even be enjoyable to watch multiple times.
  • September 28, 2008
    Good thriller with a good cast. A congressman's daughter is kidnapped for ransom. Interesting twist at the end.
  • April 28, 2008
    "To be brutally honest, I think you have a morbid desire to burn in hell."


    Along Came a Spider is an appalling thriller that is predictable, ludicrous and contains some absurd visual effects.

    The film is nothing more than your usual clichéd kidnapping yarn

    ...( read more) - the daughter of a senator is kidnapped and people are brought on board to find out who kidnapped her as well as having the task of getting her back. Then, as usual, we find out the usual mole, the kidnapper makes a mistake and eventually everything is back to normal.

    Every minute of the film is as predictable as the minute preceding it; every minute is full of the usual conventional plot twists that we could already see coming.

    Morgan Freeman is one of the only actors who managed to pull off some half decent acting. His performance was full of dignity and effort. At least he endeavoured to add something decent to the production. Unfortunately the same kind of effort cannot be used to describe the screenwriter.

    Because of how embarrassingly terrible the writing was, it let everyone down. It's a woeful adaptation that allows the audience to predict every single plot twist that is about to occur. Along Came a Spider is one of Lee Tamahori's first Hollywood films, and it's a shame he didn't keep his standards after Once Were Warriors. I'll admit that Tamahori is a talented director who did everything he could despite a tedious screenplay. Some scenes are very well directed, but the film is still very predictable.

    Yet another dreadful aspect is the visual effects. They look highly cartoonish and not realistic in the slightest. Along Came a Spider is a very weak film that is heavily marred by its clichéd script and predictable events. There are several other kidnapping thrillers you can watch before moving onto this one.
  • November 13, 2009
    Suspenseful thrillers are my thing and this movie was a lota fun.
  • November 11, 2009
    Great Book, How was the movie?
  • November 8, 2009
    Morgan Freeman's good, but the rest...
  • November 4, 2009
    Starts really intense but gets somewhat corny when everybody turns out to be in the scam.
  • October 31, 2009
    very good drama.... will leave u guessing to the very end.

Critic Reviews


March 19, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

There are popcorn movies, and then there are movies like this one, which, by its conclusion, make you want to toss your empty popcorn bag at the screen. full review

April 6, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Man, are you gonna be talking when you come out of this movie! Saying things like 'but why...' and 'if she...' and 'wouldn't he...' and 'how come...' as you try to trace your way back through the twis... full review

April 5, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Hollywood has screwed up again, big-time. full review

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  • youthere
    November 28, 2006
    I'm doing a presentation and essay on this Movie/Book.

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