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Movies like Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) Finished Kiss of the Spider Woman and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Kiss of the Spider Woman, and what it does not.
What did you love about Kiss of the Spider Woman? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Authoritarianism Power of storytelling Homophobia Political drama Human resilience Psychological drama Human connection Unreliable narrator Your best matches Ranked against what Kiss of the Spider Woman is actually about, not its genre labels.
72% Reverina match Top pick 1994 · Film · Drama · Crime
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same human resilience Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its melancholic and hopeful register More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Builds as slowly What's different Does not promise social commentary or emotional depth Not built around moral ambiguity or power of storytelling Commitment 2h 22m
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Where it streams MGM Plus Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Kiss of the Spider Woman.
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2023 · Film · Drama · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: social commentary Centres on the same outsider figure Shares its melancholic and hopeful register Builds as slowly What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or human resilience Not really psychological drama or political drama Where it streams Kanopy Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Kiss of the Spider Woman.
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1996 · Film · Animation · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: emotional depth and social commentary Told the same way, nonlinear Centres on the same rebel figure Built around the same moral ambiguity What's different Not really psychological drama or political drama Not built around human resilience or power of storytelling Where it streams Disney Plus Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Kiss of the Spider Woman.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures 2026 · 1h 54m
Also about human connection Centres on the same outsider figure The Pianist 2002
Told the same way, nonlinear Centres on the same outsider figure The Help 2011 · 2h 26m
Watched for the same thing: social commentary Centres on the same rebel figure Her 2013 · 2h 6m
Also about human connection Told the same way, nonlinear Iris 2001 · 1h 31m
Watched for the same thing: emotional depth Told the same way, nonlinear Cast Away 2000 · 2h 23m
Built around the same human resilience Shares its melancholic and hopeful register STRAW 2025 · 1h 45m
Also psychological drama at heart Shares its melancholic and hopeful register
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