Cobweb
Lionsgate | Release Date: July 21, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistCharles BramescoJul 24, 2023
Cobweb might just fill you with the sadistic glee that you can only get from horror films that push the boundaries of the genre. It’s not perfect. Hell, it might not even be “good.” But Cobweb is an absolute delight and a blast to watch. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerJul 19, 2023
Cobweb's greatest achievement is in ambiguity, in leading the story to its inevitable ending without ever sacrificing that unnerving quality. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussJul 20, 2023
Amid all the mayhem, a fairly lucid portrait of disturbed child psychology emerges. Although derivative, Chris Thomas Devlin’s script has enough sick, witty ideas to make the fearsome goings-on seem fresh and immediate. At the very least, after watching Cobweb, you’ll never look at a jack-o’-lantern the same way again. Read full review
67
ColliderMarco Vito OddoJul 19, 2023
There’s no sugarcoating Cobweb’s flaws, from pacing to convoluted editing. Yet, the movie does have the potential to become a crowd-pleaser, as it does deliver the scares. It might not be a particularly memorable horror film, but it’s still entertaining, and sometimes that’s all the reason we need to go to theaters. Read full review
60
EmpireBen TravisSep 1, 2023
Spooky, silly, and sub-90 minutes, Cobweb uses familiar elements to create an inviting, entertaining atmosphere — and when the horrors finally emerge in the final reel, it gives good splatter to boot. Read full review
60
IGNMatt DonatoJul 20, 2023
Cobweb feels like an incomplete collection of horror ideas that aren't explored to their full potential, but it ultimately succeeds thanks to deranged performances by Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyJul 19, 2023
Director Samuel Bodin’s first theatrical feature is atmospheric, and departs from stock slasher conventions just enough to make for an entertaining if unexceptional scarefest. Read full review
55
TheWrapKristen LopezJul 19, 2023
What keeps Cobweb moving is the duo that is Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr and, if anything, it’s frustrating that the movie doesn’t utilize them more. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 21, 2023
Cobweb is a horror genre piece as simple and to the point as its title. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineGregory NussenJul 19, 2023
As tantalizing as the film’s ambiguity can be in certain moments, there comes a point where it starts to feel at once half-baked and a transparent means of delaying the inevitable. Read full review
40
The GuardianRyan GilbeyAug 30, 2023
Cobwebbed would be more accurate, perhaps: every detail is secondhand, if not downright hoary. Read full review
32
PolygonJoshua RiveraJul 21, 2023
Unfortunately, the film’s most compelling questions don’t ever get answered. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesJoshua RothkopfJul 22, 2023
That title, Cobweb, suggests only one cobweb, but why be stingy? This movie’s screenplay is strewn with them: dozens of dusty tendrils linking it back to older, better horror films, sometimes on a shot-by-shot basis. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloJul 21, 2023
While the strange and unusual world of Samuel Bodin’s Cobweb has ample enough unsettling energy thanks to Philip Lozano’s ominous cinematography, it fails to reach its scary ambitions. Jump scares feel less jumpy, and the twists are predictable. Read full review
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