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The Amazing Spider-Man
PG-13

The Amazing Spider-Man

The untold story begins.

2012 • 136 min • Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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Synopsis

A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.

Our family guide

Best from age 12
72
Movie Knight Score
18803 reviews
  • 75 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
  • 67 Audience · 18799 · 40%

Teenage Peter Parker, dealing with the loss of his parents and first love, gains incredible spider-like abilities. He uses his new powers as a masked vigilante, Spider-Man, to protect New York City, confronting a dangerous foe with a personal connection to his past.

Violence & peril
6/10
Language
3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
1/10
Romance & sensuality
2/10
Scary moments
5/10

Heads up

  • Intense action and creature violence
  • Some emotional moments involving grief
  • Brief instances of mild language
  • Implied laboratory experiments involving animals

What it models well

  • Responsibility and duty
  • Courage in the face of fear
  • Sacrifice for the greater good
  • The importance of family

Talk about it after

  • The impact of personal loss on a hero’s journey
  • Choosing to use power for good
  • Balancing personal life with a greater calling
  • What true heroism means

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Top billed cast

Director: Marc Webb • Crew: James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves, James Vanderbilt

Trailers & clips

From the Sewers

Uncle Ben

The Shipyard

Take It

Put the Mask On

Find Out What's Going On!

Don't Make Me Have to Hurt You!

Keep on Walking

Reviewer notes

Recommended

I enjoyed this. One of the great advantages of the whole "Spiderman" concept is that it can be reinvented time and time again without really compromising the original character - a decent but lonely young man trying to make his way in the world and to get his girl.…

Recommended

Webb's Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does what ever a Spider can. The Amazing Spider-Man is directed by Marc Webb and collectively written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves. It stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen and Sally Field. Music is by James Horner and cinematography by John Schwartzman.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

This is the fourth spider man movie although it is not the fourth sequel but rather one of these reboots which seems to be so popular today. I found the movie to be quite enjoyable but at the same time a bit of a let-down. In some ways it is better than the previous trilogy by Sam Raimi (well it is not very hard to make something that is better than the 2nd installment in that trilogy of course).…

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers

“The Amazing Spider-Man” has no reason to exist. Spider-man is a hero everyone knows. He´s been around for so long everyone is familiar with his origin, comic fan or not. Its basic pop culture. Then you have the Sam Raimi´s movies. Everyone saw them. They made loads of money and they´re always on tv. They are entertaining movies. “Spider-Man” gave us a good origin story in 2002. This movie simply wasn't needed.…

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Details

TMDB audience
6.7/10 (18,799)
Age rating
PG-13
Status
Released
Budget
$215,000,000
Box office
$758,725,893
Franchise
The Amazing Spider-Man Collection
IMDb
tt0948470
Official site
www.sonypictures.com

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