Along Came a Spider (2001)

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Washington, D.C. homicide detective Alex Cross is through playing mind games with criminals - that is until a methodical predator, Gary Soneji kidnaps the young daughter of a United States senator from an elite school and lures Cross into the case.

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Directed By: Lee Tamahori

Written By: James Patterson, Marc Moss

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Dylan Baker, Penelope Ann Miller, Jay O. Sanders, Michael Moriarty, Anton Yelchin, Billy Burke, Anna Maria Horsford, Michael Wincott, Mika Boorem, Monica Potter, Kim Hawthorne

Genre: Suspense/Thriller

Country: Canada, Germany, USA

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1. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)

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4. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)

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TCI | Percentile | Date Rated | # Stars (Reviews)

Date	User	Rating
Jul 30, 2022	monclivie	55 _16th
Aces&Eights lol
Dec 10, 2021	Lonewolf2003	35 _2nd
Another early noughties movie in which a nonsensical twist ruins what until than was a generic but quite enjoyable thriller. As often Morgan Freeman rises above the material.
Nov 29, 2020	MargusTa	31 _13th
Very familiar with Kiss the Girls (also written by Patterson and Freeman played there too). As a thriller it really doesn't offer anything new. Uses common road to the end solution. Watchable and forgettable.
Oct 25, 2020	glumpy_99	36 _4th
Absurdly silly thriller is proof positive that, while Freeman has been in bad movies, he rarely gives a bad performance; he manages to deliver a compelling performance even as the screenplay puts him through absurdly stupid scenarios (the payphone chase bit needs to be retired permanently!) The inclusion of a graphically distressed child in the middle of this makes it tough to stomach as disposable entertainment - Boorem is still good here though, and outshines most of her co-stars.
Oct 03, 2019	Paxton	54 _26th
If you can tell the color of M&M's just from the taste than you can probably distinguish this from Along Came A Spider.
Jun 29, 2019	Yoshinaruto	60 _42nd
Starts as an unintentional comedy, and ever so slowly becomes something pretty enjoyable. Considering Kiss the Girls made no real impression on me, I’d say this was more enjoyable, even if the first fifteen minutes is laughable. Pretty cool set piece for the climax.
Feb 03, 2019	jentze	49 _9th
Psychologically one-dimensional psychological thriller with implausible twists and a very lazy script completely lacking in ideas. Dirty-uncle-Morgan Freeman oozes authority, Michael Wincott makes a decent effort, but unfortenately Monica Potter in such a central role is uncomfortably bad.
Jan 10, 2019	philamental	62 _41st
Watchable thriller. Freeman elevates this film somewhat with his trademark sincerity as James Patterson's Alex Cross, but the twists are largely predictable as well as convoluted. I'm a fan of Michael Wincott, but he doesn't really excel here as the main villain. Overall a fairly mediocre thriller and how much you'll enjoy it will depend on your mood and what you're expecting from it. For me it passed a couple of hours of my time pleasantly enough.
Aug 06, 2018	hardcoreufo	45 _7th
Starts off completely ridiculous before settling into comfortable banality. Features a really lame twist.
Jun 25, 2018	metalhank	58 _35th
It seems that after Seven, Freeman was typecast into a ton of movies like this. The problem is that over time they all kinda blend together and it's hard to remember which one is this again. This flick was decent enough, just nothing special.
Sep 28, 2016	thegreyfox	40 _12th
one hour into the film and out comes the old chestnut ..."We are missing something !" ... yes, a believable plot, that's what!. ACAS has every conceivable "cop movie" cliche in it, and by the time you get to to the twist at the end no one cares, because it is so lame. Why DO 'supervillians' always leave clues, and bring in the one person that they know could solve the case? .. I mean, it's just SILLY !!
Aug 25, 2016	elmakebabi	40 _11th
Megan should have planned her kidnapping. Wouldn't be more ridiculous afterthose plot twists.
May 17, 2015	schwabe	72 _24th
love morgan freeman and the story is not bad, but the movie is not as good as his first one as detective dr. cross. where quite a bit some repeats!
Apr 12, 2014	Chronicler	40 _10th
A generic detective thriller that's a disappointing adaptation of the far more interesting book. Morgan Freedman and Monica Potter's talents are wasted in this forgettable thriller
Oct 29, 2013	dunbar	50 _13th
The "thriller" genre is generally very hit-or-miss. This one is the latter.
Jul 30, 2013	crazyBobcat	50 _45th
could be better, but could have been a whole lot worse, too. I'd watch it again.
Jun 02, 2013	Nick Hamden (Gorgon Reviews)	40 _19th
Eh. No one seemed to care about this movie.
Dec 02, 2012	tarwebrood	67 _40th
2/12/2012
Oct 11, 2012	ball baggs	65 _22nd
ok
Oct 05, 2012	Bagger	70 _48th
A decent thriller.
Mar 09, 2012	CMonster	30 _12th
I started reading James Patterson when I was 12 (probably says something about the simplicity of the writing and why I'm fucked up), and one thing can be said of his books, they are engaging. He does make a nice web, sympathetic heros, and psychopathic villains. This was just dull compared to the book. Note: I saw these things about Patterson's writing despite not having read one of his books is about 5 or so years.
Jan 19, 2011	Talita	79 _63rd
It may not be a superproduction, but turns out to be a surprising film.
Oct 10, 2010	hellboy76	56 _21st
I do not remember much from this film. Just that it was nowhere near as interesting as one of the 47 or so Alex Cross novels.
Sep 19, 2010	bookhouseboy	34 _34th
#00s(e)#, popcorn, story, (M Freeman)
Apr 04, 2010	Myszatek	73 _47th
Predictable. Good performance of Mika Boorem
Jun 27, 2009	Rocketlucco	50 _34th
Overall Enjoyment: 20/40, Plot/Themes: 10/20, Cinematography/Direction: 10/20, Acting/Writing: 10/20
May 23, 2009	nandorizzi	40 _27th
Even trying to do a kind of final surprise, a film is quite uninteresting, with a weak script.
Apr 09, 2009	Seryxa	0 _15th
Involved, but uninvolving, thriller with a predictable paranoid twist to it.
Jan 26, 2009	eric-jan	65 _30th
Amusing.
Dec 23, 2008	rainydays	60 _2nd
The book is much better than the movie.
Jul 04, 2008	Vandelay1	50 _51st
okay
Jun 02, 2008	doctor7	38 _23rd
I was laughing my ass off at the opening car crash because it was just so hilariously over the top. I guessed the kidnapper within a second of him being on screen due to his terrible disguise, while laughing at how poor this makeup was. This only redeeming quality was Morgan Freeman and a twist that I didn't see coming. Still didn't make it much better than the other generic thrillers out at the time though.
Mar 17, 2008	DVicknabb	35 _17th
In the large group of mediocre "suspense films" of the late 90s/early aughts, this one does not have Ashley Judd but is still not very good.
Mar 06, 2008	dayn	60 _49th
clever ***
Feb 28, 2008	NPNG	57 _30th
Predictable.
Feb 25, 2008	zeddichus	70 _48th
better than the first movie, with excellent actors. the script had some flaws but in sum a film for an entertaining evening
Feb 08, 2008	Grit	46 _43rd
Another film in the spirit of "Se7en" with an nice idea for a plotline, but somewhat loses momentum somewhere in the process. Morgan Freeman is as excellent as ever however and single-handedly carries the film over some of its less redeeming aspects. Not bad, but doesn't stand out in the crowded crime thriller genre.
Nov 30, 2007	yesnid	20 _4th
So predictable
Aug 25, 2007	brainstew	65 _37th
An average suspense thriller, with the usual plot twists
Aug 21, 2007	st_fly	80 _80th
Excellent
Aug 19, 2007	Geopoop	72 _79th
Good, but I'm better mwahahaahaaa
Aug 15, 2007	martryn	51 _17th
I don't even remember watching this movie, besides the fact that I remember that I watched it, if that makes any sense. I don't remember it sucking, so it can't be that bad, just not very impressionable.
Aug 14, 2007	mlightle3	70 _28th
Young smart girl, old guy, creepy guy, blonde chick.
Aug 14, 2007	yilb	30 _14th
Really a drinking dame disguised as a movie. Drink when you hear "sangi" & you'll have no trouble killing off a 40 & then some. Some runs will have you chugging. Besides it gives you something to do while you wonder who wrote this dialogue, & how Monica was cast as a heavy. Turns out the movie goes all twisty to good effect, although it makes the plot holes gape.
Aug 14, 2007	purplekitty1	75 _51st
psycho chicks rule.
Aug 14, 2007	TheDiceman	40 _19th
Passes the time.
Aug 14, 2007	rdwn29905	53 _38th
morgan freeman in a boring, predictable movie. thats pretty much it and whatever you do, don't mess with mr. sangee...
Aug 14, 2007	resdog851	65 _27th
This movie was so good, I barely remember seeing it. I have been told the movie versions of this detective really suck the life out of the actual book version.
Aug 14, 2007	spoonerspot	75 _27th
What is it with Ashley Judd and book adaptations?
Aug 14, 2007	papakob	65 _17th
A nice entertaining movie, I wasn't able to watch it that many times and still be entertained.
Aug 14, 2007	fudgieb	65 _23rd
James Patterson, like Stephen King, often has to deal with second-rate film making. James Patterson, unlike Stephen King, is a second-rate author.
Aug 14, 2007	Chili	80 _55th
Good stuff.
May 06, 2007	Stain	40 _23rd
Silly and annoying thriller. Probably one of the main reasons Monica Potter's career is now dead; she's a foxy and interesting gal who deserved better movies and of whom I'd like to see more
Mar 01, 2007	ThaneOfFife	50 _17th
Absolutely nothing like the book, and they tried to pull of a smart suspense movie, and failed miserably. See this movie for Morgan Freeman being a great actor as usual. He is the only redeeming factor in this.
Feb 24, 2007	Murravener	66 _12th
N/a
Jan 27, 2007	BBBD	66 _32nd
I never saw "Kiss The Girls" (that was the movie this movie is associated with, right?), but I still liked this movie. I'm a Morgan Freeman mark.
Dec 17, 2006	Magb	40 _10th
Hell is other people, and boring crime thrillers.

Average Percentile 35.35% from 1828 Ratings