Tarantula movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant tarantula movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, independent film, psychotronic, weird, suspenseful and scary films and TV shows about / with tarantula, spider, danger, mentor, chase, catastrophe, death, brutality, blood and dialogue plots mostly in Comedy, Horror and Adventure genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
tarantula movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as tarantula: 2 Lava 2 Lantula! (2016), Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971), Home Alone (1990), Spidarlings (2016), The Bad Guys (2022), Village of the Giants (1965), Kiss of the Tarantula (1975), Arachnado (2020), Paddington in Peru (2024).

List of tarantula movies

2 Lava 2 Lantula! (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: When an unprecedented amount of sinkholes erupt all over Florida, a new nest of fire spitting LAVALANTULAS is awakened… wreaking their fiery havoc all over the sunshine state.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, semi serious, mockbuster ...
Plot: giant spider, tarantula, monster, beast, animal attack, apocalypse, mutation, heroes, father and daughter, catastrophe, monster terrorizes city, human versus monster ...
Time: 2010s
Place: florida
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Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hoards of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group ...
Style: suspenseful, scary, natural horror, harsh, bad ending ...
Audience: teens
Plot: spider, creature feature, death, tarantula, monster, plague, dangerous animal, investigation, danger, family in danger, chaos, killer animal ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place: arizona
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Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.
Style: grindhouse, erotic, slasher, psychotronic, sexual ...
Plot: female nudity, tarantula, serial killer, lesbianism, dysfunctional marriage, woman in jeopardy, sadistic psychopath, serial murder, whodunit, psychopath, obsession, maniac ...
Time: year 1971, 70s
Place: italy, europe
Is relevant?
 7.8
 737K
Home Alone (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ...
Style: funny, light, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: christmas, holiday, home alone, mischievous children, child, children, youth, home invasion, child protagonist, kids and family, childhood, when the parents are away ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1990, year 2016, 80s
Place: chicago, illinois, north america, usa, france ...
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 3.9
 267
Spidarlings (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Poverty stricken lovers Eden and Matilda have enough trouble just getting through the days, but when Eden buys a pet spider the real troubles start.
Style: lgbt cinema, underground film, psychedelic, psychotronic, horror musical ...
Plot: spider, drag queen, body horror, punk, lgbt, camp, tarantula, lgbtq, transvestite, strong female lead, punk rock, lesbian ...
Place: england
Is relevant?
 6.9
 78K
The Bad Guys (2022)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When the infamous Bad Guys are finally caught after years of countless heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.
Style: 3d animation, entertaining, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: organized crime, gang, chase, pickpocket, animal that acts human, friendship, hacking, wolf, change of heart, piranha, snake, heist ...
Time: future, 2020s
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Village of the Giants (1965)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: "Genius" accidentally invents "goo" which causes living things to rapidly grow to an enormous size. Seeing an opportunity to get rich, some delinquent teenagers steal the "goo" and, as a result of a sophomoric dare, ...
Style: suspense, cult classic, grindhouse, natural horror, independent film ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: giant bird, giantess, tall woman, giant, dancing, tarantula, duck, dance club, giant animal, bicycle, electrocution, dog ...
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Kiss of the Tarantula (1975)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A disturbed teenage girl unleashes her pet tarantula against her "enemies."
Style: horror comedy, independent film, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: spider, daughter murders mother, tarantula, serial killer, evil woman, uncle, evil child, animal attack, arachnophobia, exploitation, killer child, female villain ...
Time: 70s
Is relevant?
 4.2
 47
Arachnado (2020)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story: When a freak cyclone swamps Los Angeles, millions of poisonous spiders terrorize the city. .
Style: absurd, mysterious, suspense, suspenseful, natural horror ...
Plot: creature feature, monster, spider, giant spider, social relations, deadly creature, chaos and mayhem, experiment gone awry, heroic mission, heroes, dangerous animal, distopia ...
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Paddington in Peru (2024)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA, Colombia
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest ...
Style: funny, entertaining, feel good, captivating, family comedy ...
Audience: kids
Plot: animal, anthropomorphic animal, animal protagonist, bear, jungle adventure, jungle, adventure hero, adventurer, tarantula, retirement home, el dorado, holiday ...
Place: peru, united kingdom, london, south america
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 5.2
 3K
They Nest (2000)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: After freezing up under pressure in the emergency room, Dr. Cahill decides to spend a few months unwinding on a little Maine island where he immediately gets off on the wrong foot with the locals. Meanwhile, a body has washed up on shore infested ...
Style: scary, surprise ending, suspense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: insect, island, cockroach, surgeon, mutation, investigation, small town, autopsy, recovering alcoholic, sheriff, rescue, doctor ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, boston, new england, atlantic ocean, maine
Is relevant?
 8.0
 145K
Papillon (1973)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story: A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Style: inspirational, psychological, visually stunning, grim, mind twisting ...
Plot: prison escape, prison, life philosophy, escape, prison break, runaway, prison life, jail, protector, human spirit, escape attempt, escape plan ...
Time: year 1973, 1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 70s
Place: south america, persia, guyana, latin america, atlantic ocean
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Nothing to Lose (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed ...
Style: funny, action comedy, humorous, hilarious, entertaining ...
Plot: desert, revenge, husband wife relationship, friendship, robbery, profanity, mistaken identity, reckless driving, advertising executive, criminal, security guard, criminal heroes ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1997
Place: arizona, los angeles, usa, new jersey, seattle
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Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The son of Torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sister/love interest from the evil Dakkar and his spider cult. Ator battles giant spiders, swordsmen cloaked in shadow, re-animated dead ...
Style: fantasy adventure, psychotronic, grindhouse, cult classic, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: sword and sorcery, barbarian, bear, warrior, incest, peplum, wizard, sword duel, beefcake, high priest, tarantula, magical mirror ...
Time: year 1982
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The Lost Empire (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In a land in a distant past, three beautiful women, members of a lost tribe, battle a male genius with diabolical plans to destroy their "Lost Empire." If the victor can find the sacred jewels, they can anticipate total power.
Style: fantasy adventure, grindhouse, sex comedy, independent film
Plot: nudity, sexy girls, female nudity, prison, heroine, female warrior, monster, sword fight, female fighter, strong female lead, female fight, evil wizard ...
Time: 80s
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Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Down at the docks a very enterprising but dangerous element is making life miserable for Sheriff Marga. But she is distracted by a series of puzzling kidnappings that is plaguing her parish. Could the culprit be the mysterious Queen - the dance hall ...
Style: psychotronic, independent film
Plot: stripper, exhibitionism, public sex, sexual attraction, tarantula, kidnapping, nightclub, lesbian cunnilingus, sexual desire, voyeurism, coitus, masturbation ...
Is relevant?
 5.6
 20K
Chopping Mall (1986)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: A group of teenagers that work at the mall all get together for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock down before they can get out, the robot security system activates after a malfunction and goes on a killing spree. ...
Style: sexy, stylized, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: robot, artificial intelligence, gory, person on fire, murder, blood, falling from height, massacre, electrocution, lightning, orgy, trapped in a building ...
Time: 80s
Is relevant?
 6.2
 5K
Madhouse (1974)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
Style: independent film, psychotronic, grindhouse, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Plot: costume party, nervous breakdown, masked killer, murder, movie star, false accusation of murder, whodunit, new year's eve party, red herring, foster parent, insanity, actor ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: scotland yard, england, london
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to ...
Style: touching, independent film, emotional, teen, black comedy ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: high school, cancer, adolescence, friendship, terminal illness, teenager, coming of age, dying, leukemia, friends, teenage boy, illness ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
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 6.6
 91K
Nanny McPhee (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, sweet, touching, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: witch, magic, childhood, nanny, mentor, family values, children, mischievous children, single father, widower, prank, parents and children ...
Time: year 2005, year 2006, edwardian era, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place: england, europe, london
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Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named Irene ...
Style: funny, humorous, hilarious, not serious, dark comedy ...
Audience: date night, teens, adult
Plot: split personality, stupidity, breast feeding, road trip, computer, sarcasm, dissociative identity disorder, dumb, alter ego, gross out humor, on the road, excrement ...
Time: 2000s, year 2000, 20th century, 90s, year 1982 ...
Place: rhode island, usa, new york
Is relevant?
 7.6
 86K
Duel (1971)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Travelling businessman, David Mann, angers the driver of a rusty tanker whilst crossing the Californian desert. A simple trip turns deadly as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.
Style: road movie, creepy, suspense, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night, horror for children
Plot: car chase, desert, chase, truck, road rage, psychopath, driving, truck driver, duel, mysterious villain, on the road, pursuit ...
Time: 70s, year 1971, 20th century
Place: california, persia, usa, los angeles, canada
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Daughter of the Jungle (1982)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Two college students decide to take a vacation to the Amazon. While in a small village getting supplies, they provoke the anger of a local scoundrel, whose ruffians beat them up. After renting a boat and sailing down the river in search of some good ...
Style: tropical, suspense, sexy, exotic
Audience: adult
Plot: jungle girl, amazon, survival, danger, female protagonist, remote village, isolation, exploration, mystery woman, bonding, college student, tarantula ...
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Treasure of the Moon Goddess (1987)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A minor jungle adventure in which a singer (Linnea Quigley) is held captive by whitewashed Central American natives who worship her because she looks like their idol. Or maybe it's because she also looks a little like Goldie Hawn. At any rate, ...
Style: independent film
Plot: lost treasure, boat, peeping tom, island, sword and sorcery, sorcery, tarantula, goddess, pop singer, jungle, kidnapping, singer ...
Place: central america
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Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An airplane carring coffee beans from South America has some unpleasant stowaways: a hoard of tarantulas which overcome the pilots as the airplane is flying over an orange-producing town in California. The airplane crashes, and the unlucky ...
Style: retro, slasher, natural horror, suspense, crying ...
Plot: animal attack, spider, killer animal, insect, disaster, giant spider, 666, airplane crash, arachnophobia, occult, tarantula, girl ...
Time: year 1977
Place: latin america, ecuador, south america, california
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The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The powers of good are pitted against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata, for the soul of his friend. Mocata has the knowledge and the power to summon the forces of darkness and, as the ...
Style: gothic, satanic, creepy, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: folk horror, coven, black magic, occult, supernatural, satanism, curses spells and rituals, witch, serial killer, zombie, psychopath, danger ...
Time: 20th century, 1920s, year 1968, year 1929, 1930s ...
Place: england, europe
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Autopsy of a Ghost (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: dark fantasy, psychotronic, melancholic, psychological, gothic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: ghost, deal with the devil, supernatural, satan, paranormal, redemption, supernatural romance, soul, afterlife, zombie, haunting, temptation ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: south america
Is relevant?
 5.2
 395
Dear Dracula (2012)
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
Story: Sam loves scary movies, especially the ones with Dracula. This year, instead of writing to Santa for Christmas, Sam writes to Dracula, telling Dracula that he wants to be a real vampire on Halloween this year. Sam is in for quite a surprise as the ...
Style: humorous, contemplative, light, captivating, spooky ...
Plot: halloween, castle, transformation, con artists, monster, halloween party, grandmother grandson relationship, dracula, hypnosis, tarantula, scolding, gift ...
Time: 2010s
Place: transylvania
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 5.7
 43K
Rubber (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story: In the California desert, the adventures of a telepathic killer-tire, mysteriously attracted by a very pretty girl, as witnessed by incredulous onlookers.
Style: horror comedy, parody, absurd, surreal, clever ...
Plot: absurdism, desert, dark humor, supernatural, filmmaking, objects come to life, danger, monster, trippy, surrealism, killer car, eye ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: california, usa, mojave desert, southern california
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 4.8
 5K
Slipstream (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Aging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder mystery script, and unaware that his brain is on the verge of implosion, Felix is baffled when his ...
Style: surreal, semi serious, atmospheric, humorous, intellectual ...
Plot: filmmaking, self discovery, aging, screenwriter, escape from reality, imaginary, daydreamer, hopes, writers, imagination, hallucination, friendship ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: usa, las vegas
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