Spider

2002 film directed by David Cronenberg
Movie film Q930777
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Spider

Summary

Spider is a film[1]. Spider ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spider received the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film[3].
  • Spider's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Spider's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[5].
  • Spider's screenwriter is recorded as Patrick McGrath[6].
  • Spider's composer is recorded as Howard Shore[7].
  • Spider's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • Spider's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[9].
  • Spider's genre is recorded as psychological thriller film[10].
  • Spider's genre is recorded as thriller film[11].
  • Spider's genre is recorded as psychological drama film[12].
  • Spider's genre is recorded as independent film[13].
  • Spider's genre is recorded as mystery film[14].
  • Spider's based on is recorded as Spider[15].
  • Spider's cast member is recorded as Ralph Fiennes[16].
  • Spider's cast member is recorded as Miranda Richardson[17].
  • Spider's cast member is recorded as Gabriel Byrne[18].
  • Spider's cast member is recorded as Lynn Redgrave[19].
  • Spider's cast member is recorded as John Neville[20].
  • Spider's cast member is recorded as Bradley Hall[21].
  • Spider's cast member is recorded as Gary Reineke[22].
  • Spider's cast member is recorded as Sara Stockbridge[23].
  • Spider's cast member is recorded as Nicola Duffett[24].
  • Spider's cast member is recorded as Philip Craig[25].
  • Spider's producer is recorded as David Cronenberg[26].
  • Spider's producer is recorded as Samuel Hadida[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include David Cronenberg[26], Samuel Hadida[27], and Catherine Bailey[28]. Spider's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[5]. Spider's screenwriter is recorded as Patrick McGrath[6]. Cast members include Ralph Fiennes[16], Miranda Richardson[17], Gabriel Byrne[18], Lynn Redgrave[19], John Neville[20], and Bradley Hall[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z[29] and +2004-06-10T00:00:00Z[30]. Spider's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include drama film[8], film based on a novel[9], psychological thriller film[10], thriller film[11], psychological drama film[12], and independent film[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include coming to terms with the past[32], childhood trauma[33], parental death[34], and delusion[35].

Reception

Spider received the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film[3]. Reviews include 85%[36], 7.5/10[37], and 83/100[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Spider's after a work by is recorded as Patrick McGrath[39].

Why It Matters

Spider ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[2] Spider has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Spider is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Spider receive?

Honors received include Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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