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The Spider Woman (1943) · CriticCrunch

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The Spider Woman

Movie1943·63 min

The Spider Woman

Directed by Roy William Neill

Mystery Crime Thriller

A mystery crime film directed by Roy William Neill.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 33%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

103 ratings

About The Spider Woman

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Tense
Story Tags: obsession, corruption power, early 1900s, supernatural, london, rivals, detective investigator, femme fatale, investigation procedural, cat and mouse, con deception, serial killer

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Details

Director: Roy William Neill
Language: English

Cast

Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard

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How The Spider Woman Ranks

All movies

Top 33%

1940s movies

Top 61%

Mystery movies

Top 25%

1940s Mystery movies

Top 40%

★Roy William Neill films#1 of 8

Roy William Neill's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

The Spider Woman Vibe

What it feels like

briskneutralmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

stylized

tense

What it's about

investigation proceduralcat & mousecon deceptionobsessioncorruption powerdetective investigatorfemme fatalerivalssupernaturalserial killerlondonearly 1900s

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

stylizedstyled