Primal Fear vs Spider
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.6/10 for Spider). Spider is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2002). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Primal Fear
Spider| Primal Fear | Spider | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Gregory Hoblit | David Cronenberg |
| Main cast | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney | Miranda Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Lynn Redgrave, Cliff Saunders, Gabriel Byrne |
Synopsis
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
Spider
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
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