The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story

Name: The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
Genre: Animation, Short, Family
Released: 2024-03-27
Duration: 7 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Shameik Moore, Brian Tyree Henry

2023
PG
7m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

2.6K

YOUR RATING

Shameik Moore in The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (2023)

Animation Family Horror Sci-Fi Short Thriller

Miles Morales experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be just as brave an act as protecting his city... Read allMiles Morales experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be just as brave an act as protecting his city from evil.Miles Morales experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be just as brave an act as protecting his city from evil.

Director
- Jarelle Dampier
Writer
- Khaila Amazan
Stars
- Shameik Moore
- Brian Tyree Henry

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

2.6K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jarelle Dampier
Writer
- Khaila Amazan
Stars
- Shameik Moore
- Brian Tyree Henry

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The film was produced under presented by Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel Entertainment through Sony's LENS program, and premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 12, 2023. While debuting the short, Sony did not disclose how or when they intend to release it to a wider audience. It was later released on YouTube on March 27, 2024, ahead of the originally planned release date of the currently postponed Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. The YouTube release was partnered with a fundraiser for the Kevin Love Fund.

Connections
Featured in The Making of the Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (2024)

Soundtracks
Make It Out Alive
Written by Malachi Cohen, Blaise Railey, Lou Caluso, John Buchanan
Produced by John Buchanan
Performed by Malachiii

User reviews16

Featured review

8/10

Brings superheroes to a very human level

The Spider Within: A Spider-verse Story is a great short film with an amazing message at its core that makes Miles Morales even more relatable. Watching him struggle with something so universal as anxiety and finding help by talking about it with his father is beautiful, superheroes have rarely felt this human.

Even in 7 minutes, it shows how this franchise is bolder, more mature, and more exciting than so much of the competition. It was never in doubt but it's also nice to have further proof of how perfect the soundtracks to Spider-verse films are with a closing credits song worthy of the previous two films.

The animation is stunning as usual, a love letter to the source material that visualises Miles' anxiety in very interesting ways and still finds time to throw in quick references to iconic Spider-Man imagery. It leans into horror like never before and confirms that animation is a way better and more creatively freeing medium than live action could ever be.