Tarantula
Movie
1955
1h 20m
Approved
English
Science Fiction, Horror
User Score:
Critic Score:
Rent From $3.59
My Watchlist
All Time Favorite
Loved It
Liked It
Just O.K.
Didn't Really Like
Hated It
I want to see
I don't think so
I wouldn't like this
Tarantula
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
WATCHMODE
6.2
IMDB
CRITIC SCORE
89
Where to watch
Rent
$3.99SD
$3.59HD
$3.59SD
$3.99SD
$3.59SD
Buy
$14.99SD
$16.79HD
$14.99SD
$14.69SD
Filter sources:
See something wrong? Let us know
My Friends' Ratings
In order to see what your friends rated Tarantula, you need a Watchmode account. It's free and takes just a minute. Create an account
Cast
Dr. Matt Hastings
Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton
Prof. Gerald Deemer
Sheriff Jack Andrews
Joe Burch
Josh
Paul Lund / Eric Jacobs / Airport W...
Barney Russell
Dr. Townsend
Andy Andersen
Lt. John Nolan
Jet Pilot
Directed By: Jack Arnold
Written By: Martin Berkeley (Screenplay), Robert M. Fresco (Screenplay)
Featured Comments/Tips
Featured User Reviews
CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Allowing for the fact that the special effects are getting on for 65 years old, this is a cracking little sci-fi/horror feature. John Agar is the scientist on the trail of an industrial-sized spider that is wreaking havoc on a local Arizona community. Leo G. Carroll (in increasingly "Elephant Man" s More
Whitsbrain
/10 3 years ago
"Tarantula" is another really good '50s Sci-Fi flick. The spider grows to be gigantic and a lot of the time it looks great. Many of the longer shots give the impression that the thing is actually crawling around the desert. But the closer the camera, gets the blurrier the arachnid gets. This is More
r96sk
/10 3 years ago
Boy, does this show its age!* But, you know what, I really enjoyed it.
'Eight Legged Freaks', eat your heart out! I seem to have found a new go-to Spider Rampage Flick:tm:. To be serious, 'Tarantula' achieves what it intends to - it is relatively creepy in parts.
The special effects, as allude More
'Eight Legged Freaks', eat your heart out! I seem to have found a new go-to Spider Rampage Flick:tm:. To be serious, 'Tarantula' achieves what it intends to - it is relatively creepy in parts.
The special effects, as allude More
John Chard
6 years ago
Can all mankind escape the terror of its dread embrace...
Professor Gerald Deemer has been working on a special nutrient that will help offset a predicted food shortage, the serum he has created escalates growth in his lab animals at an alarmingly quick rate. Deemer quickly loses control of the e More
Professor Gerald Deemer has been working on a special nutrient that will help offset a predicted food shortage, the serum he has created escalates growth in his lab animals at an alarmingly quick rate. Deemer quickly loses control of the e More
You might also like...
The Monolith Monsters
Creature from the Black Lagoon
It Came from Outer Space
The Man from Planet X
Quatermass 2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
The Thing from Another World
The Fly
The Quatermass Xperiment
Them!
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
The Blob
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
20 Million Miles to Earth
Invaders from Mars
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
The Sadist
Island of Lost Souls
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Invisible Man
The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Raven
The Revenge of Frankenstein
