The film is passable entertaining. [Full review in Spanish]

| Nov 16, 2022

Great pacing, great payoffs for all its setups, exactly enough characterization but not too much–and, of course, spiders. What more can you ask for?

| May 23, 2022

Its screams are likely to be drowned out by a cacophony of joyful wails reverberating in the theaters when Arachnophobia creeps toward an edge-of-seat conclusion.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 17, 2021

[Goodman] is a quiet hoot, fancying himself as the last samurai in the battle against bugs. His performance takes the edge off the horror and makes ''Arachnophobia'' palatable for people of all ages.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 7, 2021

A tension-laden web full of solid scares and well-timed wit in what is virtually a version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, only with eight legs.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 7, 2021

What makes Arachnophobia so special is that the humor doesn't overshadow the horror, making for a sublime creature feature with an outstanding final battle between man and spider.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 30, 2020

Easily the greatest killer spider film ever made.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Sep 9, 2020

The dexterity of the spiders as they merrily look for their prey is matched by the dexterity of Frank Marshall's direction in its nimbleness and sense of fun.

| Jan 11, 2020

It's every bit as jolly and junky and scary as it wants to be.

| Apr 9, 2018

A slasher film with spiders doing the work for the masked serial killer, and director Marshall twists that formula around for a diverse audience.

| Nov 2, 2014

Fairly engaging.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 13, 2012

"Arachnophobia" is a notch or two above the typical creature horror movie, with solid special effects and a decent story that isn't just one "Boo!" after the other.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 27, 2012

Preys upon that dread in a wonderfully cinematic manner, elegantly keeping the antics lighthearted enough to encourage a viewing, but eventually digging into spiderific panic -- pure candy to horror junkies on the prowl for the perfect thrill.

| Original Score: A- | Jul 24, 2010

Frank Marshall's sophisticated feature directing debut never indulges in ultimate gross-out effects and carefully chooses both its victims and its means of depicting their dispatch.

| Mar 26, 2009

First-time director Frank Marshall has long been Steven Spielberg's producer, and he's learned the master's lessons well.

| Apr 7, 2008

Designed to reduce the audience to a squirming mass, the film yields plenty of grisly pleasures.

| Jun 24, 2006

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