Along Came a Spider

Name: Along Came a Spider
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Action
Released: 2001-04-06
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.343

★ 6,3 /10 (2,098 Votes)

2001 EN 104 min

Overview

After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.

Stream

Rent

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Release date

06/04/2001

Votes

2,098

Popularity

7.6

The game is far from over.

Genres

Crime Mystery Thriller Action

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

104 min

Budget

$60,000,000

Revenue

$105,200,000

Morgan Freeman

Alex Cross

Monica Potter

Jezzie Flannigan

Michael Wincott

Gary Soneji

Dylan Baker

Ollie McArthur

Mika Boorem

Megan Rose

Anton Yelchin

Dimitri Starodubov

Kim Hawthorne

Agent Hickey

Jay O. Sanders

Kyle Craig

Billy Burke

Ben Devine

Michael Moriarty

Senator Hank Rose

Penelope Ann Miller

Elizabeth Rose

Anna Maria Horsford

Vickie

Scott Heindl

Floyd the Fisherman

Christopher Shyer

Jim

Jill Teed

Tracie

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Ian Marsh

Sam

Raoul Ganeev

Bodyguard

Samantha Ferris

Mrs. Hume

Ocean Hellman

Amy Masterson

Tom McBeath

Country Chief Cabell

Tamara Taggart

Reporter

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Suzette Meyers

Reporter

Brian Arnold

Reporter

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Chris Robson

Reporter

Jonathan Walker

Reporter

Debra Donohue

Reporter

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Mila Dobrozdravich

Hannah

Aaron Joseph

Kennedy

Ravil Isyanov

Lermontov

Ronin Wong

Medical Examiner

Campbell Lane

Mathias

Charles Andre

Diplomatic Patrol Officer

Claire Riley

News Anchor

Paul Carson

News Anchor

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Donna Lysell

News Anchor

Kevin Hayes

News Co-Anchor

Steve Makaj

News Co-Anchor

Nathaniel DeVeaux

Coast Guard Captain

Wynn Hall

Watergate Employee

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Charles Andison

McArthur Entourage

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Tarie Tennessey

McArthur Entourage

Darryl Scheelar

McArthur Entourage

Craig March

McArthur Entourage

Darryl L. Dillard

D.C. Policeman

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Carter Jahncke

Man Who Can't Answer Phone

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Jim Hild

Potentially Evil Guy on Train

Patricia DiZebba

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Richard El Khazen

Jogger (uncredited)

Rick Kain

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Leo Rogstad

Metro-Goer (uncredited)

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Kyley Statham

Student (uncredited)

Charles A. Lindbergh

Charles A. Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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_**Good, but farfetched with an eye-rolling ‘big reveal’**_ D.C. forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) investigates when a senator’s daughter is kidnapped from a private school by a man obsessed with the infamous Lindbergh abduction (Michael Wincott). A secret service agent at the school assists him on the case (Monica Potter). “Along Came a Spider” (2001) is an improbable detective thriller like its predecessor “Kiss the Girls” (1997) except that it doesn’t rip-off “Silence of the Lambs” (1991) or “Se7en” (1995). Both were based on the books by James Patterson. The openin…

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Morgan Freeman is psycho-detective "Cross" who has retreated from his work after an operation went awry, killing his wife. Shortly after, the daughter of a senator (Michael Moriarty) is kidnapped by one of her teachers, and when he calls "Cross" to lure him back into the business the game is afoot. Aided by one of the girl's now disgraced Secret Service agents "Flannigan" (Monica Potter) the two have to piece together a puzzle that will track down and rescue the girl. The snag with this thriller is that it is all just bit too straightforward - there are no real problems with that puzzle as the…

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Easily in the top 10. Probably the best mystery thriller I've ever.

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73/100 The kidnapper of a congressman's daughter insists that Alex Cross be brought into the case and things get squirrelly. Although probably not noticed by most, this is a intricately well written thriller that pretends not to be by giving us moments that you question as 'why would they do that' or 'that's funny', figuring it's just script quirks. But then Cross would start asking those same questions making you realize that you're catching clues, not quirks... and the film is full of them. Complex story, high tension, great acting and a twist that completely fooled me. Well done! -- DrNo…

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