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EnglishThrillerHorror

Crawlers

Skin will crawl.

RELEASE DATE
24 Sept 2026
RUNTIME
1h 20m
DIRECTOR
Ángel Gómez Hernández
PRODUCTION
Badlands, Thunder Road
5.5OVERALL / 10
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Story synopsis

Tenants at Paradiso Palms apartments fight a deadly spider invasion while the cunning building manager might be their only hope for survival.

Official trailer

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CinemaVerse review

AI-assisted review generated from publicly available movie information.

Updated 24 Oct 2026

Story overview

5.5

Crawlers is set in the Paradiso Palms apartment building, where tenants face a deadly spider invasion. The synopsis points to a cunning building manager who may be their only hope of survival, which gives the survival story an uneasy, uncertain ally. The premise is a familiar creature-feature setup, and nothing in the available facts shows whether it brings anything fresh.

Acting

5.5

The ensemble is led by Matilda Lutz as Serena, with Gary Anthony Stennette, Elena Sanz, Andrea Scott Méndez, Isabella Marie Egizi, Sam Lucas Smith, Gregg Sulkin and Melina Matthews in other roles. Lutz and Sulkin are the names most likely to be familiar to horror and thriller fans. The facts provided say nothing about how individual performances land, so this score reflects the cast list only and is a modest, provisional placeholder.

Direction

5.5

Ángel Gómez Hernández directs an 80-minute feature, a short runtime that suggests a lean, quick-moving thriller. A single apartment building as the setting points to a contained, claustrophobic approach. Without more detail on pacing or staging, we can only say the format suits the genre.

Music

5.0

No music director is credited in the information available, and no songs or score details were provided. We therefore can't say anything specific about the soundtrack or background score. The score given is a neutral placeholder, not a judgement of the music.

Visual effects

5.5

Spiders are the central threat, so creature effects and the way the invasion is staged will matter a great deal to the film's success. The provided facts include no details on whether the creatures are done with practical effects, CGI or a mix. We will keep this assessment modest until the work can be judged on screen.

Audience appeal

5.5

The film targets fans of horror and thriller, particularly anyone who enjoys creature features and a tight, short runtime. It is in English, and no certification has been listed yet, so check the rating before taking younger viewers. There is no audience score, external rating or box office data yet, with only 24 external votes recorded, so reception can't be gauged.

Final verdict

Worth considering in theatres if you like compact spider-horror and want a short, no-frills scare. Others may want to wait for audience reactions or an OTT release, since there is little reception data so far.

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