Spider: Living or Dead?

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By Adder Lovelace

Updated 18 March 2023

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Artist	Ian Smith from London, England
Credit	Flickr
License	cc-by-sa-2.0
Desc	Gabriel Byrne, London Film Festival Awards
Usage	Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0

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2002 Canadian/British psychological thriller film

Spider

Released	2002 (20 years, 9 months ago)

Director	David Cronenberg
Duration	98 minutes
Genre	drama film and film adaptation
Composer	Howard Shore
Production company	Grosvenor Park Productions
Country of origin	Canada and United Kingdom
Screenwriter	Patrick McGrath
Producer	David Cronenberg and Samuel Hadida

About Spider

Spider is a 2002 Canadian/British psychological thriller-drama film produced and directed by David Cronenberg and based on the novel of the same name by Patrick McGrath, who also wrote the screenplay.

The film premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and enjoyed some media buzz; however, it was released in only a few cinemas at the year's end by distributor Sony Pictures Classics. Nonetheless, the film enjoyed much acclaim by critics and especially by Cronenberg enthusiasts. The film garnered a Best Director award at the Canadian Genie Awards. The stars of the film, Ralph Fiennes and particularly Miranda Richardson, received several awards for their work in the film.