Spun

Spun (2002)

  • 36% of critics liked it
    (77 reviews)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (54,349 ratings)

A crystal-meth addict struggles to get his next fix as he obsesses over a recent breakup in Spun, a black-comic drug drama from music video director Jonas Akerlund. Rushmore's Jason Schwartzman stars as Ross, a young man who finds his maniacal world crumbling around him over the course of one long… More

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R, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By
Jonas Åkerlund
Written By
Will De Los Santos, Creighton Vero
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 10, 2003 Wide
On DVD
Jul 22, 2003
Newmarket Films

Critic Reviews

  • Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

    It never quite convinces you this is anything but a fashion shoot.

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    A placebo of a film.

  • Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

    Ultimately, Spun has no more substance than American Pie II.

  • Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune

    This drug drama has enough drugs to stock a hospital but precious little in the way of drama.

  • Bill Muller, Arizona Republic

    A loud, disorderly descent into narcissism, a movie so in love with itself that its gaze rarely leaves the mirror.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jim H


    Various meth addicts do various cruel shit. This film is full of stylistic gimmicks: every time a character takes a hit of meth, there is a frenetic special effect, and it is edited so that there rarely is a shot that lasts over three seconds. I'm sure that this might be what… More

  • Bannan i


    What a ride, and I finally got around to watching it. Filled with interesting, complex and totally strung out characters...just going on with their everyday lives. Pretty intriguing flick.

  • Cassandra M


    This film was great! Many people have compared it to Requiem for a Dream, however I preferred this movie (Because Brittany Murphy is on it). Requiem accurately depicted drug addiction and how low some people would sink for their next hit. It was a very depressing and powerful movie,… More

  • Conner R


    Wow, it does for cocaine what Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream did for Heroin. It has a lot of eye-opening scenarios that seem like they are all too real. John Leguizamo and Brittany Murphy just really did a great job in this, they came off as the craziest couple. The story was… More

  • Anthony L


    I didn?t know much about this before I watched it and it turned out to be a nice surprise! A great little film with a pretty good cast!

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