For the longest time! The web-slinging hero, Spider-Man, was just known to be a famous comic book superhero. They do not know that he is a character in Spider-Verse, which consists of more Spider-People like him in alternate universes.
However, Spider-Man’s franchise has always been tough and chaotic. Although Sony owns the rights to Spider-Man, Disney-owned Marvel has been loaned a fair share of some pop culture within Marvel Cinematic Universe films, here is the list of best Spider-Man movies you can watch.
Spider-man noir typically has many live-action films and several animated shows. However, to understand Spider-Man completely, you have to watch a few other films apart from the original ones as animated Spider-Men have made appearances in them and have a role to play.
Listed below are the best Spider-Man films followed by the best-animated films in their correct order to watch. On IMDb, Spider-Man fans have given their opinions on each Spidey story, ranking them from worst to greatest.
NOTE: Spoilers Ahead!
Upcoming Spider-Man Movies
Many movies are coming in which we will or might get to see Spider-Man. The most anticipated among them include Spider-Man 4 and The Animated movie Spider-Man: Beyond Spider-Verse. They are all believed to be released in the year 2024. We will also get to see a new villain in the Spider-Verse named Kraven.
There is also going to be a movie about him. With many Marvel movies coming out in 2024, we will surely get to see our beloved Spider-Man on screen.
The Best Spider-Man Action Movies
Here is the list of Best Spider-Man Actions Movies you should know:
12. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse(2023)
- Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
- Writer: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dave Callaham
- Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Shea Whigham, Greta Lee, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershala Ali, Oscar Isaac
- IMDB Ratings:8.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
The sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Across The Spider-Verse is a movie consisting of a web of multiverse madness. This highly anticipated 2023 sequel picks up the pace from its forerunner as the movie travels through a tangled network of various dimensions and timelines.
The story mainly is around Earth-65, where we find Gwen Stacy who is Spider-Woman, haunted by a depressing past. In the meantime, on Earth-1610, Miles Morales fights a new villain, the Spot, whose mysterious origins connect with Miles’ transformation into Spider-Man.
Their worlds clash when Gwen and Miles team up, hopping across dimensions alongside a universal group of Spider-People, each with their distinctive powers and quirks.
The stakes soar as they learn that disturbing the ‘canon events’ threatens the thin thread of reality. With mesmerizing animation, pulse-pounding action, and a multiverse of Spiders, this film guarantees a majestic ride for both longtime fans and newcomers alike.
11. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- Director: Sam Raimi
- Writer: David Koepp, Scott Rosenberg
- Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire, James Franco, J. K. Simmons, Topher Grace
- IMDB Ratings: 6.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 63%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
After much turmoil in Peter Parker’s life, in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3, Mary Jane and Peter finally confess their love for one another. Things finally seem to come together, and Parker seems to have maintained a balance between his lives as both Spiderman and Peter Parker.
Spider-Man remains committed to rescuing the world in times of need while Mary Jane becomes the star of a huge show up on Broadway.
After Peter attempts reasoning with Harry and tries to fix their ties, a violent confrontation breaks out, followed by a brutal battle, and consequentially Harry suffers from temporary amnesia.
On the other hand, Peter encounters a latch, and it attaches itself to the Spider-Man suit that he was wearing, while it slowly turns jet black. After a while, Peter feels a difference in his behavior and starts becoming more aggressive.
Along with the change in his behavior, he also notices that his powers are amplified. In a struggle to save his relationship with Mary Jane, he takes off his suit with the church bells’ help while the suit finally latches itself onto Eddie Brock.
Though average, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 gives us a heartbreaking end as Harry reconciles with Peter after knowing about the truth and dies in his and Mary Jane’s arms.
10. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
- Director: Marc Webb
- Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner
- Cast: Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Stan Lee
- IMDB Ratings: 6.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 51%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
With the opening of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, we discover Richard and Madonna Parker stealing away with some crucial Oscorp files whilst retiring young Peter within the care of Aunt May and Uncle Ben.
Fast forward a few decades, Peter, now a graduate, is swinging his way through the city’s action as Spider-Man; disappointed with the hijacking of Oscorp’s truck by ill-famed criminal Aleksei Sytsevich, Spider-Man ditches the costume simply in time to meet Gwen Stacy on stage at their high school graduation.
Despite his true love for Gwen, Peter is haunted by the promise he made to Gwen’s late father to keep her away from trouble as Spider-Man’s many rivals might target her.
Meanwhile, Harry Osborne falls heir to OsCorp and a deadly animal virus from Norman, his father. Another good, however, timid OsCorp mortal liquid ecstasy gets infused in Dillon with a strong electricity dose while attempting to repair a faulty power circuit within the workplace.
Upon restitution consciousness, Electro discovers that he possesses the power to produce electricity – the more the voltage, the more powerful he keeps getting.
Once a battle with Electro in the city district breaks out Spider-Man’s web shooters, Peter Parker goes to develop an additional, trustworthy model of his prime weapon.
Later, wicked OsCorp chairman Donald Menken steals the corporate out right out from below Harry, driving the revengeful youth to interrupt Electro out of the heavily-guarded Ravencroft Institute to carry out a two-target attack on Menken and Spider-Man.
9. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- Director: Marc Web
- Writer: James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent
- Cast: Andrew Garfield, Jamie Foxx, Emma Stone, Dane DeHaan, Stan Lee
- IMDB Ratings: 6.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Spending days in an attempt to come to terms with the mysteries of his past and finally win over his crush, Gwen Stacy, the nerdy high schooler and pariah, Peter Parker, has a lot going on.
Backed up by the support of Peter’s Uncle Ben and loving Aunt May, who brought him up soon after his parents left him with them, Peter Parker accidentally comes across a suitcase hidden away; a top-secret discovery that might open paths for a sudden and unusual transformation, and the revelation of a new identity.
As Peter discovers the briefcase that originally was his father’s, he decides to move on a quest to search for answers and seek answers for his parents’ mysterious disappearance which eventually leads him directly to Oscorp and the laboratory Dr. Curt Connors, former partner of his father.
As Spider-Man is set on a face-off with Connors’ surrogate, The Lizard, Spider-Man tends to make revolutionary choices concerning his powers and alters his destiny to become a superhero finally. Hence, Peter sets out on an overwhelming mission to find answers, emerging to protect the city of New York from brutal rivals and an unstoppable reptilian nemesis.
8. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Director: Sam Raimi
- Writer: Alvin Sargent
- Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire, James Franco, J. K. Simmons, Alfred Molina
- IMDB Ratings: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
Despite gaining a lot of name and fame and fulfilling duties as Spider-Man for two whole years, Peter Parker is still miserable, and his life has begun only to worsen. His love life, his grades, his job, everything is slipping away out of his hand.
On top of everything, the newspaper, Daily Bugle, is viciously attacking him, claiming that Spider-Man is a criminal and not a hero. He exhausts his threshold and decides to give up the superhero life.
However, his retiring plans are put to a halt when after an experiment goes haywire, a queer and manic scientist, Dr. Otto Octavius, turns into a supervillain. Will he gather himself back and fight his way through?
7. Spider-Man (2002)
- Director: Sam Raimi
- Writer: David Koepp, Scott Rosenberg
- Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire, James Franco, J. K. Simmons, Willem Dafoe
- IMDB Ratings: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
Based on the superhero character from Marvel Comics and also a production of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-man by Sam Raimi is the story of a high school nerd, Peter Parker. Peter’s character is portrayed as an anxious teen who was orphaned as a child, frequently bullied by the jocks in his school, and someone who, no matter what is too scared to confess his feelings for the stunning girl that lives next door, Mary Jane Watson.
But things take a completely different turn when he gets bitten by a genetically modified spider while on an excursion to a laboratory.
This alters his life in a way that he never even nearly fathomed. Peter gains muscles and becomes stronger, his sight gets fixed, gains the ability to clasp and crawl over surfaces, and he also can suspend webs out of his wrists.
But as Spider-Man’s famous quote goes, “With great power comes great responsibility,” even Peter Parker finds himself bound to certain responsibilities as Spider-Man. Norman Osborn, a rather odd millionaire, carries out a drug experiment and watches it go wrong as he transforms into a “Green Goblin.”
Now, Peter Parker has to become Spider-Man, the new superhero expected to save the town from Goblin’s wrath and take him down.
6. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Director: Jon Watts
- Writer: Jon Watts, Jonathan Goldstein, Erik Sommers, Chris Mckenna, Christopher Ford, John Francis Daley
- Cast: Zendaya, Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey, Jr.
- IMDB Ratings: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
As a continuation of Captain America: Civil War, in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Peter returns home to Aunt May and his ordinary life in Queens. However, he seems unable to recover from the rush and thrill of the life of an Avenger.
He starts slinging his way through crimes around his place on his own when he eventually stumbles upon Adrian Toomes, who has been secretly selling recovered weapons from the battle of the first Avengers. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) is one of the more important films as Tom Holland’s first Spider-Man film.
5. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
- Director: Jon Watts
- Writer: Erik Sommers, Chris Mckenna
- Cast: Zendaya, Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jacob Batalon
- IMDB Ratings: 7.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
- Streaming Platform: YouTube
Spider-Man: Far From Home, co-produced by Marvel Studios and Columbia Pictures, is basically in a post Endgame world. Peter Parker is played by Tom Holland, who is haunted by the memories of Tony Stark’s death and finds it difficult to get back to his regular life.
Peter’s school decides to take them on a field trip to Europe, where he decides that he will confess his feelings for his classmate, MJ.
In Europe, Peter Parker comes in contact with Quentin Beck after he destroys the Water Elemental. In Spider-Man: Far From Home, we see Nick Fury pass on Tony Stark’s glasses to Spider-Man, which were meant to be received by Tony’s successor. Nick Fury also asks Spider-Man to join them back to fight the ending chain of crimes, but he does not comply and resumes his field trip.
After Beck’s series of fights to prove that he is the good guy, it unravels that his actual intentions imply otherwise. With the help of E.D.I.T.H., an AI, Peter gets access to Tony Stark’s databases, which helps him get in command of situations.
4. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
- Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
- Cast: Chris Evans, Tom Holland, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Robert Downey Jr.
- IMDB Ratings: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
- Streaming Platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Although Captain America: Civil War is not a Spider-Man film, it still is considered an important one as it was Tom Holland’s debut appearance as Spider-Man. When Tony Stark and Captain America are forced to turn against each other over a debate on superhumans and the government’s control over them, they assemble their teams for an ultimate face-off.
For this recruitment procedure, Tony Stark visits Peter Parker’s apartment in Queens and convinces him to come along. The epic battle between the two teams is one to watch for, along with Spider-Man and Tony Stark’s comical chemistry.
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Director: Jon Watts
- Writer: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Stan Lee
- Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch
- IMDB Ratings: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
The most highly-rated Spider-Man picture was released in theatres in 2021, and it is unlikely to dip in score shortly.
This was Spider-Man: No Way Home, and it accomplished the impossible. The film contributed to the completion of the narratives for all three Spider-Man live-action series.
It also showcased another Marvel classic in Doctor Strange and built up his future picture, while drawing the majority out to the theatres in unprecedented numbers for over two years.
The reviews were all positive, and it not only became the most highly rated Spider-Man picture on IMDb, but it also became the third highest-earning MCU film of all time.
The world learns about Peter Parker’s secret persona. In desperate need of assistance, Peter seeks the assistance of Doctor Strange to make the world forget that he is Spider-Man. The magic backfires and destroys the universe, spawning enormous reprobates capable of annihilating the Earth.
2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
- Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
- Cast: Tom Holland, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr.
- IMDB Ratings: 8.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
- Streaming Platform: Disney+ Hotstar
The Avenger series needs no introduction as it has been one of the most highly watched and appreciated movies in Marvel movies’ history. With Thanos directing the world’s fate, he also succeeded in directing our emotions, considering how this movie left us speechless at the end.
Although all the characters played a heart-breaking end, Peter Parker’s ending too broke all of us for good. At least, until the release of Avengers: Endgame.
In this film, we saw Iron Man designing a special suit for Spider-Man, the Iron Spider. The duo’s relationship is an extremely interesting and overwhelming one as they keep looking out for each other.
1. Avenger: Endgame (2019)
- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
- Cast: Tom Holland, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr.
- IMDB Ratings: 8.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
- Streaming Platform: Disney+ Hotstar
While Avengers: Endgame is one of the most important movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man does not get enough screen time in this movie. However, Spider-Man’s role is crucial as, after this movie, he proves his potential to be a true avenger.
Although we get the thrill of witnessing the climax scene in the movie when all the superheroes of the Marvel universe come together to fight Thanos, we do see terrible heartbreak.
With Spider-Man coming back to his mentor, Tony Stark, the end of Avengers: Endgame, yet again, makes its viewers shed tears with Tony Stark’s greatest sacrifice.
Best Animated Spider-Man Movies
Alongside Spider-Man’s long list of live-action movies, there are also many animated movies and Spider-Man series that are just as entertaining and enjoyable to watch.
13. Spidey And His Amazing Friends (2021)
- Director: Darren Bachynski
- Writer: Ashley Mendoza, Alexa Harzan, Bart Jennett, Mike Kubat
- Cast: Benjamin Valic, Jakari Fraser, Lily Sanfelippo
- IMDB Ratings: 5.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
- Streaming Platform: Disney Plus
Another Spider-Man-inspired series debuted in 2021, although it fell short of the caliber of the previous children’s programs. Spidey and His Amazing Friends looked to fans as though Marvel was holding nothing back as Teen Titans Go!
One of Spider-most Man’s recent vivified adventures, the series hasn’t had much of a chance to make ground at this moment. It is still in development and has shown a few shorts as part of Disney Jr.’s record.
Unlike many of the animated adaptations that came before it, this one is aimed at extremely young children, making it crucial for Disney Jr. The brightened style, like that of Teen Titans, is enjoyable, and it has the bonus of featuring Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen near Peter Parker.
There has only been one season up to this time, and it is still in the works. In this series, Spider-Man, Miles Morales, and Spider-Gwen work together with other legends to combat his miscreants.
Despite its low IMDb rating, fans agreed that the series is appropriate for young children, with wonderful live illustrations that are ideal for its Disney Jr. region.
Follow Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, and Miles Morales on their adventures as the young legends team up with Hulk, Ms. Wonder, and Black Panther to defeat villains including Rhino, Doc Ock, and Green Goblin and find that teamwork is the best way to make a difference.
12. Marvel’s Spider-Man (2017)
- Program Creator: Kevin Shinick
- Writer: Kevin Shinick
- Cast: Laura Bailey, Robbie Daymond, Fred Tatasciore
- IMDB Ratings: 6.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
This series of Marvel’s Spider-Man focuses on Peter Parker’s attempt to balance his life as Spider-Man and join a special technical school for children with genius minds.
The show also introduced the concept of the multiverse as many Spider-People have included. Although the animation has been quite average, the show still hasn’t been given a chance to get canceled.
11. Spider-Man Unlimited (1999)
- Program Creators: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
- Writer: Larry Brody
- Cast: Rino Romano, Richard Newman, Akiko Morison, Rhys Huber
- IMDB Ratings: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 50%
- Streaming Platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Spider-Man Unlimited (1999) was more of a continuation of the previous series with Peter Parker chasing Carnage and Venom into a tech-savvy universe with a mission to stop them and save the life of J. Jonah Jameson’s son. However, the show lasted only a season as everything about it was blase starting from the animation to Spider-Man’s suit.
10. Spider-Man (1981)
- Program Creators: DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
- Writer: Jeffrey Scott
- Cast: Walker Edmiston, Ted Schwartz, Bill Woodson, Michael Rye
- IMDB Ratings: 7.0/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
- Streaming Platform: Disney+
As entertaining as the series was, Spider-Man (1981) was canceled soon after its twenty-second episode. It was much like the original Spider-Man series, but the show was way ahead of its time.
The show brought in multiple surprise appearances of other Marvel superheroes and supervillains, including Captain America, Doctor Doom, and Namor. However, the show got canceled due to alternate agendas of the Entertainment house.
9. Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003)
- Program Creators: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
- Writer: Brian Michael Bendis, Morgan Gendel, Marsha Griffin
- Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Angelle Brooks, Lisa Loeb, Ian Ziering
- IMDB Ratings: 7.0/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
- Streaming Platform: Google Play and iTunes (available for purchase)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series suffered a serious loss in the number of viewers launched on MTV. The show’s poor animation made it very difficult for the show to last, and eventually, it got canceled after the first season. It’s a pity because the writing and performances were mostly pretty apt.
8. Ultimate Spider-Man (2012)
- Program Creators: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
- Writer: Joe Casey, Steve Ditko
- Cast: Drake Bell, J. K. Simmons, Ogie Banks, Greg Cipes
- IMDB Ratings: 7.1/10
- Streaming Platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Even though the show hints towards Miles Morales, the Spider-Man here is still Peter Parker. But this time, he has been upgraded by Nick Fury.
Later, this very Spider-Man would have a crossover with Marvel’s Avengers Assemble. With a tonne of action mixed with humor, the show became the longest-lasting Spider-Man show with four long seasons extending to a five-year duration.
7. Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends (1981)
- Director: Don Jurwich
- Writers: Stan Lee, Dennis Marks, Hans Conried, Kathy Garver
- Cast: June Foray, Anne Lockhart, John Stephenson, Dennis Marks
- IMDB Ratings: 7.2/10
- Streaming Platform: Disney+
The same animation and production team put forward another series with a small bunch of superheroes, including Spider-Man, Fireband, and Iceman from the X-Men.
This series goes all out with guest star appearances; another reason why viewers so highly liked it. Even to date, people go back to enjoy this series. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends was a super hit of its time with three short seasons till the present date.
6. Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends (1981-1983)
- Director: Don Jurwich, Bob Richardson
- Writer: Donald F. Glut, Dennis Marks, Christy Marx, Michael Reaves
- Cast: Hans Conried, Sally Julian, Michael Evans
- IMDB Ratings: 7.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
1981 was an odd moment to be a Spider-Man fan, as he sprang onto the small screen after not having been broadcasting in real-time since roughly 1967. Dan Gilvezan played Spider-Man in all three seasons of this animated series.
Here, Spider-Man communicated with other beloved Marvel characters such as Thor and the X-Men and even cooperated with Iceman and Firestar. At the time, this was the best Marvel mashup, therefore fans from the 1980s would have unceremoniously passed up Avengers: Infinity War.
In this series, Spider-Man develops a close connection and collaboration with two other superheroes, Iceman and Firestar. The group, colloquially known as “The Spider Friends,” fights crime in New York City.
Along the way, they battle not only Spider-enemies, and Man’s but also other major Marvel Comics villains like the Red Skull and Doctor Doom, as well as encountering other Marvel Universe icons.
5. Spider-Man (1967)
- Program Creators: Ralph Bakshi, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Grantray-Lawrence Animation, Krantz Films
- Writers: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
- Cast: Paul Soles, Peg Dixon, Paul Kligman, Carl Banas
- IMDB Ratings: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 71%
- Streaming Platform: NA
Spider-Man’s very first on-screen performance came with the launch of this fun show for children. This show can be referenced as the OG of all Spider-Man movies ever, paving the way to create multiple memes with its fun and adventure and with a theme song that is played at least once in Spider-Man movies.
Spider-Man (1967) may sound ancient, but without this show, we may not have gotten all the other Spider-Man shows that came after.
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4. The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)
- Program Creators: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Greg Weisman
- Writer: Greg Weisman, Nicole Dubuc, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
- Cast: Stan Lee, Josh Keaton, Lacey Chabert, Greg Weisman
- IMDB Ratings: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
The Spectacular Spider-Man is debated to be the best animated Spider-Man series in the Spider-Man series’s history. The show’s animation is unique and exquisite, and they didn’t miss out on the important parts of the comic, and the character performances were thoroughly appealing.
However, due to rights, even The Spectacular Spider-Man was canceled soon after the first two seasons.
3. Spider-Man (1994)
- Program Creators: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
- Writer: John Semper
- Cast: Christopher Daniel Barnes, Ed Asner, Roscoe Lee Browne, Sara Ballantine
- IMDB Ratings: 8.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
- Streaming Platform: Disney+
Spider-Man (1967) is where it all began, but Spider-Man (1994) is considered the best-animated series reboot of all shows by a lot of people. The show has better action, a better grip on the story, darker twists, better attention to the superheroes, and exceptional animation.
It was one of the most highly appreciated Spider-Man shows and remained to be. Spider-Man (1994) was the longest-running Spider-Man show consisting of five seasons until that year.
2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- Director: Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Bob Persichetti
- Writer: Phil Lord, Rodney Rothman
- Cast: Shemeik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney, Chris Pine
- IMDB Ratings: 8.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
- Streaming Platform: YouTube
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has been, without a doubt, the best animated Spider-Man movie in history. The animation, performance, script, action, humor, and everything in the movie are right. Miles Morales, a high schooler, struggles to navigate life in his new private school and live up to his father’s expectations.
But he finds his life completely changed when he is bitten by a radioactive spider in an abandoned subway station while painting graffiti with his uncle.
Consequentially, a bunch of hurdles roll his way. Now he can either choose to run away from the new set of responsibilities thrown at him or resume his basic life, which he is already tired of.
1. Spider-Man/Spider-Man: Maximum Venom (2020)
- Director: Dan Duncan, Eric Radomski, Sol Choi
- Writer: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Kevin Burke
- Cast: Robbie Daymond, Meg Donnelly, Kylee Russell
- IMDB Ratings: 8.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
While critics praised it for its “excellent composition and performances,” Marvel’s Spider-Man, subsequently renamed Spider-Man: Maximum Venom appeared to receive mixed reviews from fans.
It follows the standard Spider-Man plot – Peter Parker’s (Robbie Daymond) transformation into Spider-Man – until it takes an abrupt detour, sending Peter to Max Modell’s school for virtuoso youngsters (Fred Tatasciore). Characters like Gwen Stacy (Laura Bailey) and Miles Morales (Nadji Jeter) appear as Peter’s comrades, assisting him in his struggles against various antiheroes.
The program is entertaining and invigorating, with crisp movement that merges traditional 2D characters with 3D underpinnings, however, it’s natural that some fans may find the narrative convoluted, particularly if they went in expecting a more ‘exemplary’ Spider-Man animated world.
When Spider-Man and his companions attempt to locate the missing and dangerous Lizard, they discover that Venom has returned to seek vengeance on Earth.
With the changing casts within different Spider-Man adaptations which show a constant rise and fall, it can be difficult to keep track of the Spider-Man movies and TV shows. However, there is no reason enough to keep superhero lovers at bay from having such an amazing experience. After all, who doesn’t like a good series of Marvel movies?