Cobweb

"Sooner or later, family secrets creep out."

2023 1h 28m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 1,161

Horror

Synopsis

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Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.

“Sooner or later, family secrets creep out.”

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Cast

Lizzy Caplan
Carol
Antony Starr
Mark
Cleopatra Coleman
Miss Devine
Woody Norman
Peter
Luke Busey
Brian
Aleksandra Dragova
The Girl (Sarah)
Jay Rincon
Principal
Anton Kottas
Timothy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Samuel Bodin
Writers: Chris Thomas Devlin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 78% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Samuel Bodin, shot by Philip Lozano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sofia Hultquist. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kevin Greutert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr and Cleopatra Coleman carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sooner or later, family secrets creep out.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Samuel Bodin directs. Philip Lozano behind the camera. Sofia Hultquist scores. Kevin Greutert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 78% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 3 years ago.
4Directed by Samuel Bodin, shot by Philip Lozano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Sofia Hultquist. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kevin Greutert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr and Cleopatra Coleman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Sooner or later, family secrets creep out.".
9IMDB entry: tt9100018 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "nightmare", "halloween", "dysfunctional family", "pumpkin".

The technical file

Cinematography: Philip Lozano
Original score: Sofia Hultquist
Editing: Kevin Greutert
Production design: Alan Gilmore
Costume design: Anna Gelinova
Makeup / hair: Ivon Ivanova
VFX supervisor: James David Hattin
Sound: Phil Barrie
Stunt coordinator: Dian Hristov
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $13,000,000
Box office: $10,091,821
Return: 78% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Cobweb (2023)

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MovieGuys2023-08-14
★ 6/10
Cobweb taps into well worn horror concepts and delivers something a little different but hardly surprising. We all know from the get go, what Cobweb represents in broad terms. A tale of a child, locked away by its parents, because its different and more than a little, sinister. Stepping beyond the predictable, is a few tweaks that set this horror film apart. Mostly, in a good way. Cleverly re-working aspects of a classic premise, pays dividends in terms of scares and a surprising reveal. What doesn't work so well, is the family dynamic. We all knows its dysfunctional. The fact its so coldly, over stated, feels oppressive. Injecting a little more genuine warmth, into the family's interactions, would have heightened the impact, of the horror, that inevitably unfolds. Acting is decent, especially given the young age of some cast members. Only thing I'm not so sure about is why the voice over for the sister character, ends up sounding like Marge Simpsons, spinster sisters? In summary, enough that's new, grafted onto a well established horror premise, to make this film a success. Somewhat let down, by heavy handling, surrounding the family dynamic.
CinemaSerf2023-09-02
★ 6/10
Woody Norman is quite good in this otherwise rather routine horror movie. He is only eight years old when he suddenly starts hearing noises coming from the walls of their old wooden house. His parents initially try to assuage his concerns but when his well-meaning teacher "Miss Divine" (Cleopatra Coleman) shows them a drawing he made at school, the atmosphere at home becomes distinctly frosty. When the knocking noises become a girl's voice - and this voice starts to encourage him to stand up for himself a bit more, we soon realise that nothing in this house is as he thought. There are secrets galore! The last twenty minutes are certainly the highlight, but original they are not. We have seen the use of these effects all too frequently and though just deserts were handed out enjoyably for a few moments, there just wasn't much by way of jeopardy and the only screaming I heard was of the word sequel. It is difficult to reinvent the wheel; being innovative with this genre is tough. This doesn't not make the grade on that front and is, sadly, really only for Halloween television as it is much of a muchness.
GeekyRedhead2023-10-29
★ 1/10
I found it to be a bit boring. 2/3 into the movie, things finally start to happen! Up til then, I found Lizzy Caplan's performance wooden and stiff, and the same for Antony Starr. Woody Norman and Cleopatra Coleman were good, the story is decent enough, but it was all I could do to endure the odd performances to reach the anti-climactic ending. The few scares were old formulas. Sad effort.