Spiderhead

Spiderhead
Spiderhead
	Promotional release poster
Directed by	Joseph Kosinski
Screenplay by	Rhett Reese; Paul Wernick;
Based on	"Escape from Spiderhead"; by George Saunders
Produced by	Eric Newman; Chris Hemsworth; Rhett Reese; Paul Wernick; Agnes Chu; Geneva Wasserman; Tommy Harper; Jeremy Steckler;
Starring	Chris Hemsworth; Miles Teller; Jurnee Smollett;
Cinematography	Claudio Miranda
Edited by	Stephen Mirrione
Music by	Joseph Trapanese
Production; companies	Grand Electric; The New Yorker Studios; Condé Nast Entertainment (uncredited); Screen Arcade (uncredited); Reese Wernick Productions (uncredited);
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	June 11, 2022 (Sydney); June 17, 2022 (United States);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100 million

Spiderhead is a 2022 American sci-fi psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Kosinski, with a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, based on the dystopian short story "Escape from Spiderhead" by George Saunders and first published in The New Yorker. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, and Jurnee Smollett. The story follows inmates in a luxurious prison who participate in experiments involving mind-altering drugs. Principal photography took place in Australia in 2020.

Spiderhead premiered in Sydney on June 11, 2022, and was released on Netflix on June 17. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

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