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Movie poster: Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
🎬 Movie

Eight Legged Freaks

2002 · 99 min Action Comedy Horror Thriller
5.8 / 10 · TMDB

The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the size of SUVs. It's then up to mining engineer Chris McCormack and Sheriff Sam Parker to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople, including the Sheriff's young son, Mike, her daughter, Ashley, and paranoid radio announcer Harlan, into battle against the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2002
Country Australia, United States of America
Genre Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Director Ellory Elkayem
Runtime 99 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.8/10 (1333 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Ellory Elkayem

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

David Arquette

David Arquette

Chris McCormick

Kari Wührer

Kari Wührer

Samantha Parker

Doug E. Doug

Doug E. Doug

Harlan Griffith

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Ashley Parker

Rick Overton

Rick Overton

Pete Willis

Matt Czuchry

Matt Czuchry

Bret

Riley Smith

Riley Smith

Randy

Leon Rippy

Leon Rippy

Wade

Randi Klein

Randi Klein

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