Kiss of the Spider Woman

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How they landed: they argued5 critics, 55 to 88
The kindest: Condon confirms that he's simply unrivaled when it comes to directing movie musicals, and the three leads deliver a trifecta of tour de forces.Kevin Fallon, The Daily Beast · we gave it 88
The harshest: Star-making performance [Tonatiuh's] when the package surrounding the actor is otherwise so ordinary and un-cosmic?.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire · we gave it 55
Film: Bill Condon · 2025 · United States

The guide2 of 7 came up

very mild · mild · moderate · strong · very strong — the board’s own five words, in its own order

Violence

Sex and nudity

Swearing

Drink and drugs

Upsetting

Offensive

Hard to sit through

Certificate reasons from the British Board of Film Classification, classified 01/04/2026. Their words: Strong language, violence, injury detail, sex. We could not read the certificate itself off their page, so we do not print one.

All 5 reviews

Luna and Lopez are great, but this is Tonatiuh's movie -- he takes a role that could easily be a caricature of queer flamboyance and pathos, and grounds it with depth and soul.

Aisha Harris, NPR · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000057

80we gave it

Condon confirms that he's simply unrivaled when it comes to directing movie musicals, and the three leads deliver a trifecta of tour de forces.

Kevin Fallon, The Daily Beast · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000058

88we gave it

Star-making performance [Tonatiuh's] when the package surrounding the actor is otherwise so ordinary and un-cosmic?.

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000059

55we gave it

We’re in safest hands with Lopez and Condon when he’s playing in that sandbox as the cell-based scenes can be a little stagey and rushed in comparison.

Benjamin Lee, The Guardian · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000060

65we gave it

Lopez has had a successful singing career, but she’s never sounded better than in this lavish musical. Thrilling and sharp dance numbers, glitzy costumes, and campy dialogue all come together to create a dazzling, show-stopping musical that, while not perfect, had my audience clapping after a few of the onscreen performances.

Mae Abdulbaki, Screen Rant · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000061

82we gave it

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FP000057Aisha Harris. NPR. Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025 film). Read 2026-08-20. We scored it 80.Source
FP000058Kevin Fallon. The Daily Beast. Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025 film). Read 2026-08-20. We scored it 88.Source
FP000059Ryan Lattanzio. IndieWire. Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025 film). Read 2026-08-20. We scored it 55.Source
FP000060Benjamin Lee. The Guardian. Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025 film). Read 2026-08-20. We scored it 65.Source
FP000061Mae Abdulbaki. Screen Rant. Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025 film). Read 2026-08-20. We scored it 82.Source