Holy Spider vs Mara
Holy Spider has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.7/10 for Mara). Mara is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 58m. Mara is the older of the two (2018 against 2022). Both are crime, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Holy Spider
Mara| Holy Spider | Mara | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Denmark | – |
| Director | Ali Abbasi | Clive Tonge |
| Main cast | Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Sina Parvaneh, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad | Olga Kurylenko, Jacob Grodnik, Javier Botet, Rosie Fellner, Lance E. Nichols |
Synopsis
Holy Spider
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
Mara
Criminal psychologist Kate Fuller is assigned to the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife and the only witness is their eight-year-old daughter, Sophie. As Kate digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same petrifying symptoms as all previous victims and spirals through a chilling nightmare to save herself and Sophie before she dares fall asleep again.
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