Holy Spider vs The Holy Boy
Holy Spider has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.8/10 for The Holy Boy). Holy Spider is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 2m. Holy Spider is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Holy Spider
The Holy Boy| Holy Spider | The Holy Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Denmark | – |
| Director | Ali Abbasi | Paolo Strippoli |
| Main cast | Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Sina Parvaneh, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad | Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Anna Bellato, Roberto Citran, Michele Riondino |
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.
The Holy Boy
A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by a lonely boy born with the power to heal one's soul just by hugging them. Trying to rescue him from this madness, the man unleashes his dark side.
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