A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors with the help of an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight legged freaks.
Arachnophobia has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Arachnophobia (1990)
By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 05 Jun 1995
Review of Arachnophobia (1990)
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Arachnophobia was released in 1990 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 589 reviews, giving Arachnophobia (1990) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 68% and users giving an average score of 71%.
With a score of 66%, Arachnophobia is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1990, which stands at 58%.
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