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Spiderhead

Science FictionThriller

Directed by Joseph Kosinski

A prisoner in a state-of-the-art penitentiary begins to question the purpose of the emotion-controlling drugs he's testing for a pharmaceutical genius. From TMDB

38 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Sep 14, 2026 · last updated Oct 10, 2026 · How this works

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Spiderhead is a 2022 science fiction thriller film, directed by Joseph Kosinski, starring Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett-Bell.

  • 38 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy
  • posts span Jun 17, 2022 to Sep 14, 2026

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  • C. L. Polk @clpolk.comBluesky · Jul 10, 2023

    and i'm like COME ON. What? Like what movie did I see that they didn't see? what is their PROBLEM? Anyway, it's Spiderhead the known actor is Chris Hemsworth

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  • Lyona @lyona5.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2025

    Listening to this movie podcast talk about actors and their recentish movies and these streaming movies really goes into a void in my head. Like the Gorge and Spiderhead are movies that exist?!?

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  • November Jane @extremelystable.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    I’ve been enjoying a movie trilogy called “Eccentric tech CEOs getting bodied by the consequences of their own actions Except in the movies everyone is hot it’s all very brutalism and there’s a dance number” Ex Machina (2014) Spiderhead (2022) Gamer (2009)

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  • Jazzahol @jazzahol.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2026

    Taking my sweet time with Pipistrello it seems. I'll keep drinking that garbage. IM BACK ON TWITCH TOMORROW. Also, movie night will feature Time After Time and NOT Spiderhead, y'all don't know what movie you want. Spiderhead is not about a spider so DONT VOTE FOR IT CUZ IT HAS SPIDER IN THE TITLE

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  • (S)Cary 🎃 @acry.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2025

    Read the plot summary for a film based on a short story I love (Escape from Spiderhead) and yeah they butchered my boy

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  • FinjaminPoach @[email protected]Lemmy · Feb 15, 2026

    I honestly hate mcdonalds anyway, but the range of stuff I've tried there is very limited - maybe if i had a big mac I'd succumb to the MiccyD. For me it just feels like food designed to make you sick, either because you're compelled to eat too much or because it's sooooo unnatural. There was this movie on Netflix called *[Spiderhead](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiderhead)* where they're testing drugs including one that makes people overeat until they hurl, and watching it reminded me…

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  • Adam Shaftoe @adamshaftoe.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2023

    Oh I know this one. It's a scene from the Netflix movie Spiderhead which is based on a short story that appeared in the New Yorker of the same name. So they're trying to avoid a copyright strike.

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  • Efosa Simon @efosasimon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 18, 2026

    The length of science and its social problems. Enjoy our review of the movie SPIDERHEAD (2022) starring Chris Hemsworth, Tess Haubrich, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett, Bebe Bettencourt, Mark Paguio, Jane Larkin, Charles Parnell, Nathan Jones. www.filmnoir.ca #Life #Lessons in #Movie #Reviews

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  • Wendy the PseudOKrican @wendypseudokrican.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2026

    Movie Review: Spiderhead It was a little confusing in the beginning (for me) but as it went along, I got it. And the soundtrack to this movie is on FIRE. Love, love, love...

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  • darklord76.bsky.social @darklord76.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 6, 2026

    If we don’t count video games mine was the movie Spiderhead in the background. I don’t feel comfortable with technology that can manipulate people sense of sight and sound and emotions.

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  • Lee Flannery @fullstackdrip.comBluesky · Jun 13, 2025

    The movie Spiderhead with the smart director move I'd do: make an average movie as an excuse to curate the perfect mixtape soundtrack

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  • MADD KEYS 10/8 🤩 @maddkeys.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 16, 2025

    Lmaooo there’s a movie about this and its so good! Yall should watch Spiderhead on netflix! I would sell either euphoria or the sense of oneness

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  • SpaceDinosaur2000 @spacedinosaur2000.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 26, 2024

    Anyways, Hierarchy of projects so far: 1-Fenton Fly Short-Foodfight (almost Done) 2-Garry's Mod Kaiju multiplayer gamemode-(Still a work in progress) 3-Sore Toons (just general one shot cartoon shorts)-Storyboard Done on turtle and Spiderhead shorts, still need to make props and film.

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  • CMOT Diablerie @strangelibrary.comBluesky · Oct 30, 2024

    And the Spiderhead movie

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  • Charlie Winters @imcharliewinters.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2024

    Hemsworth has been making some power moves when it comes to role choices. I know that straight-to-Netflix Joseph Kosinski movie (SPIDERHEAD?) wasn’t, you know, good, but what other action star is going to pivot to being an evil tech douche?

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  • We Have Issues @[email protected]Mastodon · Sep 14, 2026

    Spiderhead (2022) – Review Not content to spend 2022 simply resurrecting Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and stuffing him back behind the joysticks of ludicrously fast planes in his glorious Top Gun sequel, Joseph Kosinski was also taking potshots at big pharma courtesy of Spiderhead; a Netflix thriller that tries hard to avoid the streaming premier curse of being instantly forgettable. A gradual, unravelling mystery that sees Chris Hemsworth watching over Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett as they…

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  • UgotBronx @ugotbronx.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2026

    I finally watched the movie #spiderhead from 2022 last night. The soundtrack is phenomenal all but one song, the second song (throws off the groove)! What a good movie! 😀

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  • Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode: @publicvoit.graz.social.ap.brid.gyBluesky · Apr 1, 2026

    I've rarely seen a #movie that does more harm to the public image of #science and #research than the #film #Spiderhead 😞 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiderhead I don't even know where to begin if I would need to explain how the plot fails in that respect. It's unbelievable stupid. Don't […]

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  • Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode: @[email protected]Mastodon · Apr 1, 2026

    I've rarely seen a #movie that does more harm to the public image of #science and #research than the #film #Spiderhead 😞 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiderhead I don't even know where to begin if I would need to explain how the plot fails in that respect. It's unbelievable stupid. Don't worry, it's also got a very bad movie rating in general so fewer people will watch it on Netflix. The soundtrack was nice, though.

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  • Trish K @tkaz99.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2026

    So many, but recently the movie, Spiderhead, and the Billionaires' Bunker series

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  • Dean @DitendraTMDB reviews · Feb 14, 2026

    "Spiderhead" is a clinical, high-concept psychological thriller that succeeds by trapping the audience in a visually pristine yet morally decaying environment. Joseph Kosinski directs with a sharp eye for modern aesthetics, transforming a remote, brutalist penitentiary into a vibrant laboratory where the horrors are masked by upbeat synth-pop and state-of-the-art design. The film avoids the typical tropes of prison dramas, opting instead for a colorful, drug-induced haze that makes the…

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  • Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2025

    I guess we need to start one. As much as I enjoyed Top Gun Maverick, I don't even remember him now. Not enough Miles Teller, IMO. Although that weird Spiderhead movie with Chris Hemsworth was so forgettable, I needed to Google it.

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  • Curt Johnson - Indie Genius @indiegeniusMastodon · Nov 27, 2025

    Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #Netflix #Spiderhead #TheMartian 4 Best Sci-Fi Movies to Watch on Netflix Right Now http://dlvr.it/TPVq0g

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  • Katy @septjoy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 18, 2025

    Movie of the night: Spiderhead (2022). Good soundtrack.

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  • BChebyshev @bchebyshev.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2024

    It feels like you have specifically described the movie Spiderhead

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  • Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2024

    never watched the Spiderhead movie because I heard such mediocre things; Saunders in general is still very close to my heart but I hear you

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  • Grin & Bear It @michelesliger.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2024

    Anyway apropos of this, I highly recommend George Saunders book of short stories, Tenth of December, named one of the 10 Best Books of 2013 by NYT Book Review. One of the stories was adapted to film on Netflix, the fascinating Spiderhead starring Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller, which I also rec.

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  • DLDex @dldex.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2024

    Just showed Spiderhead to my husband. That movie is so much better than I expected and it's SO GOOD

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  • Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2023

    Futurist at the movies: my micro-review of “Spiderhead.” Though not stunning as a film, "Spiderhead" is the best of the 2022 futurist movies I’ve seen so far, and I appreciated its originality.

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  • Strypey @[email protected]Mastodon · Apr 25, 2023

    #SpiderHead is a film from the Black Mirror school of screenwriting. It begins in a progressive correctional facility funded by drug trials. Experimental drugs auto-injected by remote control pods, only after explicit verbal consent from the subject. What could go wrong? It's dark, no question, but like Devs, it's a thoughtful psychological thriller played out in a near-future, sci fi scenario. #movies #SciFi #BlackMirror #DrugTrials #MedicalEthics

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  • ReShootPodcast @[email protected]Mastodon · Feb 17, 2023

    This episode, the boys try to fix human na- I MEAN MOVIES. JUST MOVIES AND NOTHING ELSE! Listen on your favorite podcast app, or whatever links we have on our profile. #spiderhead #film #podcast

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  • The Movie Mob @mooney240TMDB reviews · Sep 23, 2022

    Spiderhead could have been so much more but settled for bland. Spiderhead’s concept presented compelling possibilities but fell very short of its potential. The movie focuses on pharmaceuticals that create love, fear, and other emotions in its prison-mandated test subjects. I expected the plot to center on characters grappling with whether they actually love their new boyfriend/girlfriend, causing them to doubt every decision since they entered the program — a psychological angle. Instead,…

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  • Nathan @TitanGusangTMDB reviews · Jul 1, 2022

    Going into Spiderhead I was not expecting much due to the mixed bag of reviews, but I was really surprised. The concept is really interesting and very deranged, I found myself gasping out loud at scenarios that were presented to the inmates throughout the film. While I do agree that the third act does fall bit short, I still found it enjoyable enough. The acting in this movie was superb. Chris Hemsworth does an excellent job as the "villain," he really makes you believe that he is doing this…

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  • Jason Pettus :blobrainbow: @[email protected]Mastodon · Jun 30, 2022

    Also, very glad to see that Supermodel University is still open in 2022 and turning out new doctors. We haven't heard much from them since 1990s Cinemax, so I'm happy the school is doing well! #Spiderhead

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  • misubisu @misubisuTMDB reviews · Jun 29, 2022

    Can't fault the acting or the production values. This was filmed in Australia, on an island in Queensland. The premise should be more interesting than the way this film presents it. Poor directing? Perhaps. As I said, the acting is good and believable. A couple of plot holes that I couldn't wrap my head around. The film was based on a short story, which I'm told is a very good story. Clearly the movie got something very wrong. A few days after I watched it, and the movie is unmemorable.

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  • JustEntertainment @JustEntertainmentTMDB reviews · Jun 20, 2022

    The concept is fascinating enough, but the story is so slow and boring that it's hard to follow. Seems like there's a message buried somewhere in there, but it's easy to fall asleep before Evil Corporations oh my god is properly repackaged and regurgitated at whatever climax they think they wrote into the script somewhere. Snore.

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  • Stefaan Henninck 🕹️🎥🍿🍺 @[email protected]Mastodon · Jun 18, 2022

    Watching Netflix #Spiderhead and just had a laughing fit. Subjects are on some sugestive drugs and the line is: Heather, put a sock in it! Heather complies and starts removing her sock from her foot...🤣😂 Yeah, I'm easily amused, I know 🤩

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  • Manuel São Bento @msbreviewsTMDB reviews · Jun 17, 2022

    FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/spiderhead-spoiler-free-review "Spiderhead contains a fascinating high-concept sci-fi premise, but even with an extraordinary cast, it falls short of its narrative potential. Chris Hemsworth proves again that he's one of the most underrated actors working today, while Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett share excellent chemistry. Technically, Joseph Kosinski and his team are able to generate an uneasy atmosphere in a single…

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