FilmPG-13Monster & Creature Comedy Horror Survival

Arachnophobia1990

Name: Arachnophobia
Genre: Monster & Creature, Comedy Horror, Survival
Released: 1990-07-20
Rating: 6.7

“Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude.”

Directed by Frank Marshall

6.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.5Rotten Tomatoes 94%Metacritic 67TMDB 6.5

✍ Review

On the charts

#8·Top Horror Movies of 1990

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Year

1990

Runtime

109 min

Box Office

Budget

$31,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$53,200,000

Domestic

$53,208,180

🏆 2 wins & 5 nominations total

The premise

A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors with the help of an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight legged freaks.

Horror Vault's take

When a deadly South American spider makes its way to a quiet California town, residents begin dying under mysterious circumstances. A newly arrived doctor and a gloriously eccentric exterminator find themselves on the front lines of a rapidly spreading arachnid crisis. Part creature feature, part crowd-pleaser, the film masterfully balances genuine skin-crawling tension with sharp comedic beats — making it terrifying even for viewers who aren't especially squeamish about spiders.

Content: Animal Death, Spider-Related Violence, Jump Scares, Mild Gore