
Spider-Man
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2002 • 121 min • Action · Science Fiction
Synopsis
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 12 · 75%
- 73 Audience · 21035 · 25%
After a spider bite gives him incredible powers, high schooler Peter Parker learns that with great power comes great responsibility. He must balance his new life as the superhero Spider-Man with his personal challenges, including a dangerous villain and his love for Mary Jane. This origin story explores themes of heroism and sacrifice.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 3/10
- Scary moments
- 5/10
Heads up
- Intense action sequences
- Some emotional moments related to loss
- Characters in peril, including a few falls from heights
- A character is infected with a deadly serum
What it models well
- Responsibility and duty
- Courage in the face of fear
- Selflessness and helping others
- Overcoming personal challenges
Talk about it after
- What does "with great power comes great responsibility" mean to you?
- How does Peter Parker change when he becomes Spider-Man?
- How do the villains in the film influence Peter's journey?
- Discuss how choices can impact many lives, not just our own.
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Top billed cast
Director: Sam Raimi • Crew: David Koepp

Tobey Maguire
Spider-Man / Peter Parker

Willem Dafoe
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn

Kirsten Dunst
Mary Jane Watson

James Franco
Harry Osborn

Cliff Robertson
Ben Parker

Rosemary Harris
May Parker

J.K. Simmons
J. Jonah Jameson

Joe Manganiello
Flash Thompson

Gerry Becker
Maximilian Fargas

Bill Nunn
Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Trailers & clips
Will Spider-Man Be Able to Defeat The Green Goblin and Save Mary Jane?
Let's Destroy Parker!
Somebody Has to Stop it!
Spider-Man Fights the Green Goblin for the First Time
Parker AVENGES Uncle Ben
Toonami Long Promo
Toonami Promo
Toonami Short Promo
Reviewer notes
RecommendedMan, that scene with Uncle Ben broke my heart big time! Made me even think of my life choices.
RecommendedDefinitely made the list of greatest comic book adaptations.
RecommendedTruly one of the most successful superheroes ever made!
RecommendedLot of respect for Tobey Maguire for doing well on this one. He didn't do well in his previous films but he was able to do justice to Spider Man on this one.
RecommendedWas, still is, and will forever be one of my favorite childhood superhero movies!
RecommendedIt's 2019 and I still get chills every time I watch this film!
RecommendedYou can take your Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield with you. Tobey Maguire is the best Spider-Man of all time and no amount of CGI can change that!
RecommendedFilms from the 2000s really are way different from the ones we have now. I wish all origin stories could be as good as this one.
RecommendedI keep telling people that this is the real Spider-Man and I will always stand by that. Tobey Maguire the real MVP!
RecommendedThis is one of the few films that you can watch when you're bored and still be excited about what's going to happen (even though you've watched it over and over already and you've memorized almost all of the lines).
RecommendedSo many Spiderman movies out there but this will always be the original. Though the other ones have better CGI and maybe action sequences, none can match the plot this one has.
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersSam Raimi's Spider-Man captures the spirit of the comic book hero and it's still one of my all time favourite superhero movies. It lays out the perfect blueprint for a superhero origin story that I love revisiting every year or so. I've always been able to relate to Peter Parker growing up. Tobey Maguire and Co. delivered a great interpretation of the characters in a way that still can not be matched.
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.3/10 (21,035)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $139,000,000
- Box office
- $821,708,551
- Franchise
- Spider-Man Collection
- IMDb
- tt0145487
- Official site
- www.sonypictures.com
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