Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- brooding
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found Claire Foy compelling and the action slick, but judged the screenplay formulaic, overplotted, and too willing to reduce Lisbeth Salander to a generic action hero.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lisbeth's history with her father and sister motivates her campaign against sadists and resurfaces as the central threat.
Project FireFall drives the pursuit by Lisbeth, the NSA, Swedish security forces, and Russian operatives.
Lisbeth hunts men who hate women while confronting the abusive legacy of her father and the Spider organization.
Stockholm locations, cyber-intrusion sequences, and the film's dark visual palette emphasize surveillance and alienation.
Films like The Girl in the Spider's Web, and why
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
female-led crime thriller with a traumatized outsider confronting violent misogyny and institutional danger
The Bourne Ultimatum
stylish hacker-centered techno-thriller involving state surveillance, cyberwarfare, and international pursuit
The Snowman
dark Scandinavian crime atmosphere, revenge themes, and a resourceful protagonist hunted by powerful enemies
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
slick, violent conspiracy thriller built around stolen technology and relentless pursuit
Movie Details
- Director
- Fede Álvarez
- Release Date
- 2018-10-25
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (1570)
Cast
- Claire Foy
- Sverrir Gudnason
- LaKeith Stanfield
- Sylvia Hoeks
- Stephen Merchant
- Christopher Convery
- Claes Bang
- Synnøve Macody Lund
- Cameron Britton
- Vicky Krieps
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Girl in the Spider's Web about?
- A brilliant but isolated hacker races through Stockholm to keep a catastrophic cyberweapon from assassins while confronting the abusive family history that made her a fugitive.
- What is The Girl in the Spider's Web like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Girl in the Spider's Web as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Girl in the Spider's Web violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Girl in the Spider's Web as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Girl in the Spider's Web?
- Critics generally found Claire Foy compelling and the action slick, but judged the screenplay formulaic, overplotted, and too willing to reduce Lisbeth Salander to a generic action hero.
- Which films are like The Girl in the Spider's Web?
- Films with a similar feel include The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Snowman, and Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
- How long is The Girl in the Spider's Web?
- The Girl in the Spider's Web runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Girl in the Spider's Web?
- In United States, The Girl in the Spider's Web streams on Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel.
