SummaryAfter raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet—and fight for her family’s survival—when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.
Directed By:Kiah Roache-Turner
Written By:Kiah Roache-Turner
Sting
Metascore
Mixed or Average
57
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5.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
57
38% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
63% Mixed
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Apr 17, 2024
95
It’s pure horror movie fun. Yet the relationships consistently raise the stakes and elevate the film from the “creature feature” label to the kind of thriller that becomes a fan favorite.
Apr 11, 2024
70
Though its characters and story could've benefited from a deeper, more original development, Roache-Turner ultimately knows what audiences are coming to see and delivers that in droves, offering horrific deaths, a tense atmosphere and stylish direction to entertaining effect.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.4
33% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
51% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
16% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
May 8, 2025
8
Surprisngly pretty good with not much to go on. Who knew talent could do that huh. They play human emotions allright, but not the arachnophobia. Decent little horror movie
Nov 27, 2024
8
I knew nothing about this film when I started watching it. I think the trailer would have ruined it. This is the best spider movie that I’ve ever seen, beating Arachnophobia (1990). Sting does lean much more into the horror than the comedy but the comedy is subtly present nonetheless. The family in the film feel like a real family which is a testament to how well written, cast, acted and directed this film is. The film is charming, well paced and engaging with a great sense of style. I suppose my only two gripes are the opening scene that is not chronological for no real reason and some of the spider CGI is less than perfect but these are both really minor critiques in what is an excellent spider horror with non-distracting comedy.
Apr 16, 2024
63
“Sting” isn’t great fun or great really in any sense. But it’s not bad for a giant spider killer thriller B-movie set in snowy New York and shot in Australia.
May 28, 2024
60
Like E.T. gone wrong, director Kiah Roache-Turner’s underdeveloped but briskly suspenseful, suggestive arachno-shocker sees a kid with family issues find solace in alien company. Only this spidery E.T. will gobble you up before it phones home…
May 15, 2024
60
Sting is derivative but fitfully gripping. Crucially, it’s also good fun: with a main protagonist named Charlotte (lolz), there’s definitely a knowingness to proceedings.
Apr 12, 2024
50
Sting has a lot of the right ideas but not enough inspiration to string them all together.
Apr 10, 2024
50
There’s decent fun to be had in this crafty and contained Aussie skin-crawler (a low-budget affair that doesn’t scrimp when it comes to its WETA-created monster), but Sting is a bit too small for its massive alien spider to maneuver itself in unexpected ways, and the tender human story that Roache-Turner weaves around her lacks the bite it needs to melt your heart or liquify any of your other organs.
May 16, 2024
7
This movie is a great addition to the horror genre, the ending shows there could be a sequel.
May 16, 2024
6
Although its reckless use of clichés is annoying, Sting is a very enjoyable movie with its content, design, shooting, and especially character designs. A cheesy horror movie.
Dec 13, 2024
3
Comparado com "Infestação" , do mesmo ano, inclusive com muitas semelhanças (cortiço Claustrofóbico, personagens jovens querendo domesticar animal silvestre, uso dos espaços), mais parece um projeto amador. A ambientação tem seus momentos, mas na hora de arregaçar as mangas, causa mais risos involuntários do que medo, basicamente, se apoia no suspense, na trilha, nos gritos e nas narrações dos personagens. Eu até curti a garota, tem personalidade, e gostei também dos variados tipos de coadjuvantes, mesmo que alguns beirem o ridículo. Tecnicamente faltou muito.
Jun 7, 2024
1
The Movie was okay. It has it’s hights and lows. As a Horror Movie Fan,this Movie was okay. Not a new idea but a quiet Interesting implementation.
Production Company:
- Screen Australia
- Screen New South Wales
- Cumulus VFX
- Spectrum Films
- See Pictures
- Pictures in Paradise
Release Date:Apr 12, 2024
Duration:1 h 31 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Your biggest fear just got bigger.
Awards
Golden Scythe Horror Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Australian Production Design Guild Awards
• 1 Nomination
