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Spiderhead (2022)

★ 5.5R107 minDirector: Joseph Kosinski

2022 American film by Joseph Kosinski

Spiderhead is a 2022 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, based on the 2010 dystopian short story "Escape from Spiderhead" by George Saunders. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, and Jurnee Smollett. The story follows inmates in a luxurious prison who participate in experiments involving mind-altering drugs. Principal photography took place in Australia in 2020.

Spiderhead premiered in Sydney on June 11, 2022, and was released on Netflix on June 17. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Spiderhead about?
Spiderhead (2022) — This is set in the near future, when convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects in hopes of shortening their sentences. When one prisoner finds himself the test patient for a new pharmaceutical capable of generating feelings of love, he begins questioning th
Is Spiderhead based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Spiderhead scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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