The past never forgets.
After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is a action, crime and thriller film directed by Fede Álvarez, released on October 25, 2018 with a runtime of 1h 55m. It stars Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, LaKeith Stanfield and Sylvia Hoeks. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 1,557 ratings.
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Claire Foy
as Lisbeth Salander
Sverrir Gudnason
as Mikael Blomkvist
LaKeith Stanfield
as Edwin Needham
Sylvia Hoeks
as Camilla Salander
Stephen Merchant
as Frans Balder
Christopher Convery
as August Balder
Claes Bang
as Jan Holster
Synnøve Macody Lund
as Gabriella Grane
Cameron Britton
as Plague
Vicky Krieps
as Erika Berger
Andreja Pejić
as Sofia
Mikael Persbrandt
as Alexander Zalachenko
Directed by Fede Álvarez, written by David Lagercrantz, Fede Álvarez and Jay Basu, produced by Scott Rudin, Amy Pascal and Elizabeth Cantillon.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 1,557 ratings.
Lackluster entry in the Millennium film series: A solid performance by Claire Foy (First Man, Unsane) can't do much to elevate a weak script that, quite often, not only asks you to suspend your disbelief, but to abandon your disbelief altogether. This film is based on the fourth of five books (to date) in the popular "Millennium" series of novels, which happens to be the first of the books written by author David…
Reviewed on November 22, 2018
While I enjoyed this film, it was a bit of a disappointment compared to the others in this series. As noted by other reviews, the film is haunted by an incredibly poor script. On the other hand, the action is pretty good if you can tolerate the long, poorly scripted scenes in between. The film tries too hard to surpise us with twists, some of which are predictable and others which are just flat. Some of the…
Reviewed on January 17, 2019
77/100 Lisbeth gets hired to steal a computer program from the NSA setting off a series of events that involves the US, Sweden, the creator of the software, his son, a journalist, and the Spiders that are connected to Lisbeth's past. Having seen the first film, and the Swedish, Tattoo, Fire, and Hornet, this one had a lot to live up to and they did nicely! Exceptionally well-crafted film and extremely smart with…
Reviewed on January 5, 2026
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The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is available to stream on Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel and Starz Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) includes Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, LaKeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks and Stephen Merchant. The film was directed by Fede Álvarez. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Girl in the Spider's Web was released on October 25, 2018 and runs for 1h 55m.
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 1,557 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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