Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- disturbing
- heightened
- action movie night
- thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the action, direction, and cast—especially S. J. Suryah—effective, while criticizing uneven screenwriting and pacing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sudalai kills victims specifically to hear their loved ones cry, making bereavement itself part of his violent psychology.
The hero and serial killer are positioned as opposing forces in an expansive good-versus-evil struggle.
The intelligence officer tracks a psychotic serial killer while the threat expands toward city-wide catastrophe.
Critical reception repeatedly singled out S. J. Suryah's performance and described the villain as spectacular.
Films like Spyder, and why
Thuppakki
Indian spy thriller centered on a tactical hero confronting a large-scale terrorist threat, with brisk action and patriotic stakes
Anniyan
Stylized Indian action thriller pairing a resourceful protagonist with a psychologically extreme antagonist in a cat-and-mouse pursuit
Ratsasan
Serial-killer thriller driven by procedural pursuit, escalating violence, and a flamboyant villain performance
Vikram Vedha
Commercial Indian crime thriller combining investigative suspense, heightened action, and a morally monstrous antagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- A. R. Murugadoss
- Release Date
- 2017-09-27
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (71)
Cast
- Mahesh Babu
- Rakul Preet Singh
- S. J. Suryah
- Bharath Srinivasan
- RJ Balaji
- Nagineedu Vellanki
- Hareesh Peradi
- Jayaprakash
- Shaji Chen
- Priyadarshi Pullikonda
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sun Nxt
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Spyder about?
- An intelligence officer races through a city-wide nightmare to stop a serial killer who treats other people's grief as his ultimate reward.
- What is Spyder like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Spyder as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Spyder violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Spyder as graphic.
- What did critics think of Spyder?
- Critics broadly found the action, direction, and cast—especially S. J. Suryah—effective, while criticizing uneven screenwriting and pacing.
- Which films are like Spyder?
- Films with a similar feel include Thuppakki, Anniyan, Ratsasan, and Vikram Vedha.
- How long is Spyder?
- Spyder runs 145 minutes.
- Where can I watch Spyder?
- In United States, Spyder streams on Sun Nxt.
