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Kiss of the Spider Woman

It's time to step back into the spotlight.

5.8(93)20252h 8m3

Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.

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Status
Released
Budget
$34M
Box office
$1.7M
Language
English
  • prison
  • based on novel or book
  • politics
  • homophobia
  • male friendship
  • musical
  • based on play or musical
  • male homosexuality
  • argentina
  • torture
  • informant
  • fantasy sequence

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Behind the camera

Director

Bill Condon

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival26 Jan 2025
    • PremiereNashville Film Festival 24 Sept 2025
    • PremiereMill Valley Film Festival8 Oct 2025
    • TheatricalR10 Oct 2025
    • Digital / OTTR11 Nov 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1517 Apr 2026
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM30 Oct 2025
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereAtlantic International Film Festival17 Sept 2025
  • American SamoaAS

    • Digital / OTT10 Nov 2025
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+138 Jan 2026
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1415 Jan 2026
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical148 Jan 2026
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical8 Jan 2026
  • CroatiaHR

    • Theatrical9 Oct 2025
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+4 Dec 2025
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical2 Jan 2026

Frequently asked questions

Kiss of the Spider Woman was released on 9 October 2025.

Audience reviews

3
  • B

    Brent Marchant

    10/6/2025

    7/10

    Life in an Argentine prison during the country’s infamous Dirty War might seem like an odd backdrop for a movie musical. But, given the engaging source material on which this film is based – the 1992 Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical featuring the compositions of John Kander and Fred Ebb (best known for their work on Cabaret) and the acclaimed 1976 novel by author Manuel Puig – this exuberant, visually involvin…

  • T

    trent.

    10/21/2025

    It’s taken me hours to write my review for this but I still don’t think I can put all my thoughts and feelings into words properly, but this was genuinely nothing short of a masterpiece. The contrast going from the dark, cruel prison to the lively, bright technicolor world of _Kiss of the Spider Woman_ is so striking, both visually and metaphorically, it really does feel like 2 completely separate worlds. The perf…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    4/24/2026

    7/10

    When "Molina" (Tonatiuh) is marched into his cell in 1980s Argentina, he is introduced to a cellmate who couldn't care less about his peccadilloes. "Arregui" (Diego Luna) just wants to be left in peace to read his books and not to be disturbed by the flamboyance of his obviously gay roomie - or his beaded bed curtain. The persistent "Molina" isn't about to be ignored, though, and after a degree of attrition finally m…

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