Along Came a Spider

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Along Came a Spider

R

2001

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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A psychological suspense thriller adapted from James Patterson's first highly acclaimed novel in the Alex Cross series, Morgan Freeman reprises his role as the Washington, D.C. police detective and psychologist who is through playing mind games with criminals -- that is until a methodical predator, Gary Soneji commits a daring kidnapping and lures Cross into the case.

Critics Consensus

Derivative and contains too many implausible situations.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/21/2010

2/5

Blood, violence, murder good Freeman, dumb plot.

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Peter Rainer

New York Magazine/Vulture

09/26/2002

Even at half speed, Freeman excels: He knows how to whip out his badge at a crime scene and make it seem as if he had been doing it his whole life.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

03/19/2002

2.5/4

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.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/25/2020

7/10

What makes this series of films, based on James Patterson's novels, more effective than other run-of-the-mill thrillers is Morgan Freeman.

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

10/03/2016

A thriller that ended the possibilities for Morgan Freeman as an unlikely star of a great franchise. [Full review in Spanish]

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

10/17/2015

2/4

Plotholes cripple the film.

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Christopher S.

@tbirds53 4d

Wasn’t great but wasn’t as bad as everybody says.

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Circus E.

@COS.ENT85 5d

6/10 boring at times

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Jan 4

What a movie that keeps you on your toes throughout it's entirety. I also enjoyed how Morgan Freeman's character breaks down the crime and the criminal himself

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Jennifer D

@RT24010262 Oct 6

Absolutely terrible. This book is the worst book to film adaptation I have seen. Its so loosely based on the book its only by a thread. It makes it almost impossible to follow. Everything about Agent Cross is different. The kidnappings are completely different story. The victims are different. Some victims (murder ed and kidnapped) are missing from story line. The kidnappers background and motive are missing. The kidnapper was also in prison for a lot of book and Alex Cross was interviewing him as a psychologist kind of like Silence of the Lambs. The secret service woman Jezzie her role in the book is completely different. Her relationship to Cross is also different. Both key plot lines. I could go on. It isn't the same story at all.

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G R

@RT18208067 Sep 23

It’s a fun movie, not amazingly written but a 7/10.

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Synopsis

A psychological suspense thriller adapted from James Patterson's first highly acclaimed novel in the Alex Cross series, Morgan Freeman reprises his role as the Washington, D.C. police detective and psychologist who is through playing mind games with criminals -- that is until a methodical predator, Gary Soneji commits a daring kidnapping and lures Cross into the case.

Director: Lee Tamahori
Producer: David Brown, Joe Wizan
Screenwriter: Marc Moss, James Patterson
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Revelations Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, David Brown Productions, Phase 1 Productions
Rating: R (Violence|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 6, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $74.1M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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