Spiderhead

2022, Crime/Drama, 1h 47m

139 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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Spiderhead's top-shelf cast and well-written source material are almost enough to compensate for its frequent failure to live up to its potential. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

In a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by brilliant visionary Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth), inmates wear a surgically attached device that administers dosages of mind-altering drugs in exchange for commuted sentences. There are no bars, no cells, or orange jumpsuits. In Spiderhead, incarcerated volunteers are free to be themselves. Until they're not. At times, they're a better version. Need to lighten up? There's a drug for that. At a loss for words? There's a drug for that, too. But when two subjects, Jeff (Miles Teller) and Lizzy (Jurnee Smollett), form a connection, their path to redemption take a twistier turn, as Abnesti's experiments start to push the limits of free will altogether.

Cast & Crew

Chris Hemsworth
Steve Abnesti
Miles Teller
Jeff
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Lizzy
Mark Paguio
Verlaine
Tess Haubrich
Joseph Kosinski
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Rhett Reese
Screenwriter
Paul Wernick
Screenwriter
Eric Newman
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Chris Hemsworth
Producer
Rhett Reese
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Paul Wernick
Producer
Agnes Chu
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Geneva Wasserman
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Tommy Harper
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Jeremy Steckler
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