Arachnophobia

A venomous spider from the South American jungle is carried to the United States inside a coffin holding the body of a naturalist who died on an expedition. The spider settles in a small California town, where it breeds with a local species and produces offspring whose bites begin killing residents. Ross Jennings, a doctor who has just moved to the area with his family, grows suspicious about the deaths, even though he suffers from a fear of spiders himself.

The film is directed by Frank Marshall and written by Wesley Strick and Don Jakoby. It was Marshall's first feature as director, followed later by Alive, Congo, Eight Below and several documentaries. Jeff Daniels plays Ross, with Harley Jane Kozak as his wife Molly, Julian Sands as Dr. James Atherton, Brian McNamara as Chris Collins, Stuart Pankin as Sheriff Parsons and John Goodman as the exterminator Delbert McClintock. Amblin Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures and Tangled Web Productions brought it to the screen on a budget of about 31 million dollars, and it took roughly 53 million dollars worldwide.

On IMDb it holds 6.5 out of 10 from around 80,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.5 out of 10 from about 1,580 votes. Among critics it has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 46 reviews, a warmer verdict than the general audience scores suggest.