Along Came a Spider

2001 104 min ★ 6.4 Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Action

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.

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Cast

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

Details

Director

Lee Tamahori

Screenplay

Marc Moss

Tagline

"The game is far from over."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$60,000,000

Revenue

$105,200,000

Production

Paramount Pictures, David Brown Productions, Phase 1 Productions, Revelations Entertainment

Reviews

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Wuchak

June 20, 2020

★ 5/10

_**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 detect...

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CinemaSerf

September 6, 2022

★ 6/10

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 h...

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Andre Gonzales

July 7, 2023

★ 7/10

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

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Dr_Nostromo

May 13, 2026

★ 7/10

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 ...