Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- creepy
- claustrophobic
- grotesque
- late night horror
- spider horror marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found Sting to be an entertaining but conventional and modestly effective creature feature, praising its practical effects while faulting its thin family drama and limited originality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Charlotte's secret pet originates from a meteor and becomes a flesh-eating threat inside the apartment building.
The creature's expansion confines the family's survival struggle to an apartment building and its enclosed interiors.
Critics repeatedly highlighted the film's practical creature effects and skin-crawling spider imagery.
Twelve-year-old Charlotte secretly raises the spider before confronting its transformation and threat to her family.
Films like Sting, and why
Alien
contained creature horror, apartment setting, escalating alien menace, and practical effects
Arachnophobia
giant spider terror, pulpy horror tone, and creature-feature spectacle
The Mist
domestic family dynamics disrupted by a rapidly growing predatory creature
The Relic
contained apartment horror with escalating grotesque attacks and dark genre humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Kiah Roache-Turner
- Release Date
- 2024-04-12
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (559)
Cast
- Alyla Browne
- Ryan Corr
- Penelope Mitchell
- Kate Walsh
- Robyn Nevin
- Noni Hazlehurst
- Danny Kim
- Silvia Colloca
- Jermaine Fowler
- Tony J. Black
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sting about?
- A child’s secret pet spider becomes a rapidly growing alien predator that turns an apartment building into a fight for family survival.
- What is Sting like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sting as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Sting violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Sting as graphic.
- What did critics think of Sting?
- Critics generally found Sting to be an entertaining but conventional and modestly effective creature feature, praising its practical effects while faulting its thin family drama and limited originality.
- Which films are like Sting?
- Films with a similar feel include Alien, Arachnophobia, The Mist, and The Relic.
- How long is Sting?
- Sting runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sting?
- In United States, Sting is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling.
