2021
TV-MA
Entertainment Squad
1 h 49 m

2021
TV-MA
Entertainment Squad
1 h 49 m

Summary Dawn (Lili Taylor) recently lost her husband and experiences growing anxiety as her daughter Melanie (Stefania Owen) plans to move away for college. An argument with a hostile new neighbor aggravates Dawn’s mental condition, and she begins to show signs of paranoid delusions. Melanie attempts a series of interventions, but challenging Da...

Drama

Directed By: Inon Shampanier

Written By: Natalie Shampanier, Inon Shampanier

2021
TV-MA
Entertainment Squad
1 h 49 m

2021
TV-MA
Entertainment Squad
1 h 49 m

Paper Spiders

Name: Paper Spiders
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-05-07
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Rating: 68
Cast: Peyton List, Lili Taylor, Max Casella, David Rasche, Stefania LaVie Owen

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 33 User Ratings

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Directed By: Inon Shampanier

Written By: Natalie Shampanier, Inon Shampanier

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Movie Nation

May 5, 2021

The cast and filmmakers have made a very good movie about a very tough subject. and somehow have managed to never cop out once by showing us easy answers.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Jul 22, 2021

Taylor plays Dawn’s slide into this mental health crisis beautifully, and with conviction, and Owen is stunning as the high-achieving, yet fragile Melanie, who seeks oblivion and solace in a risky boyfriend (Ian Nelson).

By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW

Film Threat

May 7, 2021

Papers Spiders is everything you want out of a teen drama, more Lady Bird than The Fault in Our Stars. That’s not to say fans of the latter won’t respond to Shampanier’s genuine gem. Don’t let this one slip under the radar.

By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW

Variety

Jun 2, 2021

What begins as a wry tale of a maturing family in bittersweet flux spirals unpredictably into a study of living with extreme mental illness, as experienced by both the afflicted and their gradually alienated nearest and dearest.

By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep 8, 2020

Paper Spiders is a message film, but one that's spiked with welcome humor, and its excellent cast is led by the reliably compelling Lili Taylor as the afflicted woman, tormented and tormenting, and Stefania LaVie Owen as her smart and sensitive daughter.

By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

May 6, 2021

In absence of a bold visual style, the performers are tasked with providing the movie with its energy.

By Teo Bugbee FULL REVIEW

The Film Stage

May 5, 2021

For director Inon Shampanier and co-writer Natalie Shampanier to tackle something so complex is therefore commendable whether or not Paper Spiders proves a complete success.

By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cranium Entertainment, Idiot Savant Pictures, Particular Crowd

Release Date May 7, 2021

Duration 1 h 49 m

Rating TV-MA

Genres

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Awards

Boston Film Festival

• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations

Gotham Awards

• 1 Nomination

Paper Spiders

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Peyton List

Lacy

Lili Taylor

Dawn

Max Casella

Gary

David Rasche

Bill Hoffman

Stefania LaVie Owen

Melanie

Michael Cyril Creighton

Mr. Wessler

Jennifer Cody

Mrs. Jensen

Ian Nelson

Daniel

Tom Papa

Howard

Quinn Hemphill

Student

Tanya Thompson

Principal

Hunter Foster

Professor Stern

Patrick Klein

Police Officer

Melanie Brook

Goth Girl

Steve Abbott

Police Officer

Elisabeth Manente

High School Student

Jill Mack

Background Extra

Michael Callahan

Airline pasenger

Caleb Fietsam

Additional Voices

Mike Sutton

Arresting Officer

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