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Spiderhead is a 2022 American sci-fi psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Kosinski, with a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, based on the dystopian short story "Escape from Spiderhead" by George Saunders and first published in The New Yorker.
- $100 million
Jun 17, 2022 · A Netflix movie based on a short story by George Saunders, Spiderhead follows a prisoner who volunteers for a drug trial that induces love. IMDb provides cast and crew information, ratings, reviews, trivia, and more for this action crime drama.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Joseph Kosinski
- 2022-06-17
Jun 17, 2022 · A sci-fi thriller about a futuristic prison that experiments with brain chemistry on its inmates. The movie is based on a short story by George Saunders, but fails to live up to its potential and feels hollow and predictable.
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...
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- Joseph Kosinski
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- Chris Hemsworth
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Spiderhead is a sci-fi thriller about a prison experiment with drugs that manipulate emotions. The main character, Jeff, discovers the truth behind the project and tries to save his love interest, Lizzy, from a deadly drug.