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Cast

Morgan Freeman
as Alex Cross

Monica Potter
as Secret Service Agent Jezzie Flannigan

Michael Wincott
as Gary Soneji/Jonathan Mercuzio

Mika Boorem
as Megan Rose

Penelope Ann Miller
as Katherine Rose

Michael Moriarty
as Senator Hank Rose

Dylan Baker
as Special Agent Oliver `Ollie' MacArthur

Anton Yelchin
as Dimitri Starodubov

Billy Burke
as Secret Service Agent Ben Devine

Kimberly Hawthorne
as Agent Hickley

Jay O. Sanders
as FRI Special Agent Kyle Craig

Scott Heindl
as Floyd the Fisherman

Christopher Shyer
as Jim

Jill Teed
as Tracie

Ian Marsh
as Sam

Raoul Ganeev
as Bodyguard

Samantha Ferris
as Mrs. Hume

Ocean Hellman
as Amy Masterson

Tom McBeath
as Country Chief Campbell

Tamara Taggart
as Reporter

Suzette Meyers
as Reporter

Brian Arnold
as Reporter

Chris Robson
as Reporter

Jonathan Walker
as Reporter

Debra Donahue
as Reporter

Mila Dobrozdravich
as Hannah

Aaron Joseph Robson
as Kennedy

Ravil Isyanov
as Lermontov

Ronin Wong
as Medical Examiner

Campbell Lane
as Mathias

Charles Andre
as Diplomatic Patrol Officer

Claire Riley
as News Anchor

Paul Carson
as News Anchor

Donna Lysell
as News Anchor

Kevin Hayes
as News Co-Anchor

Steve Makaj
as News Co-Anchor

Anna Maria Horsford
as Vickie

Nathanial Deveaux
as Coast Guard Captain

Nguyen Hall
as Watergate Employee

Charles Andison
as McArthur Entourage Member

Tarie Tennessey
as McArthur Entourage Member

Darryl Scheelar
as McArthur Entourage Member

Craig March
as McArthur Entourage Member

Darryl Dillard
as D.C. Policeman

Carter Jahncke
as Man Who Can't Answer Phone at Station

Jim Hild
as Potentially Evil Guy on Train

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• Aug 18, 2014

  Det. Alex Cross is drawn into a battle of wits with a master criminal in Along Came a Spider. After the kidnapping of a congressman's daughter the kidnapper contacts D.C. police detective Alex Cross, seeking to put Cross's skills to the test. Starring Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, and Mika Boorem, the casting is quite strong and they deliver some good performances. The writing is also well-done and effectively builds suspense and tension as the investigation unfolds. Additionally, there are some clever twists and reveals that enrich the story. An exciting and compelling thriller, Along Came a Spider is an impressive entry in the Alex Cross series.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Apr 12, 2013

  Alex: To be brutally honest, I think you have a morbid desire to burn in hell. "The game is far from over." Overall, Along Came a Spider is a average mystery thriller at best. The film is twisty, but not smart twisty; just twisty. Twists are something that, if used intelligently can add a lot to a film. They also can make decent movies bad, and bad movies unbearable. In Along Came a Spider's case; the twists didn't really elevate the movie, nor did they take away from it. If anything the lackluster twists fit in really well with everything else that was taking place.  This follows a detective named Alex Cross, who gets a phone call from a man who just kidnapped a senators daughter. The kidnapper posed as a teacher at a prep school and snatched the girl one day, while the secret service was just late in catching him. A secret service member who worked at the school becomes Cross's partner as they try to piece together the kidnapper's motives and also where the girl is.  There's no way to describe this movie other then saying it is a generic detective mystery. There's nothing new and exciting, but it is a decent time filler. The movie runs pretty smoothly and time passes at a good pace, but there's a lot missing to make this a truly good film. Morgan Freeman is good as Cross and does help the movie flow a lot better, though. In the end, I would disregard saying whether to watch this one or not. If you have nothing better to do on a boring afternoon and come across it, it's worth a look. If you never come across it, you also won't be missing much. It's not a must see, but if you do, you also won't be overly angered that this was how you spent your 100 minutes.
  Melvin W Super Reviewer
• Jan 08, 2012

  Good acting from Freeman and Yelchin but that's pretty much the only good thing in this! Badly thought out film with a horribly predictive plot. Potter's performance was absolutely awful. Ending was plain and I did get the feeling that I was watching a sequel which I now know was part of a book series. I don't know if the book was as bad as this but if it was, the producer needs to be fired.
  Sophie B Super Reviewer
• May 22, 2011

  Certainly not a smart thriller, Along Came a Spider is filled with cliches and asinine plot twists. But Morgan Freeman combined with such an outlandish premise make it watchable.
  Jeffrey M Super Reviewer

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