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Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985 · Movie · 2h · R

Streaming on Max.

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Synopsis

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.3/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes88%21%
Metacritic80/10021%
TMDB7.0/10358 votes16%
Balasaur Score77100%

Key crew

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Themes