Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man is a 2002 action movie directed by Sam Raimi, with a running time of 2h 1m. It stars Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe and Kirsten Dunst.
Peter Parker is a shy Queens teenager with a crush on the girl next door, a gift for science, and no idea how to fit in. A bite from a genetically altered spider rewrites his body overnight, giving him strength, reflexes, and the ability to cling to walls. Sam Raimi grounds the fantasy in real ache: the aunt and uncle who raised him, a best friend from a wealthy family, and the lesson that great power carries a cost. Tobey Maguire plays Parker with unguarded warmth, while Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin gives New York a genuine menace.
Quick answers
What is Spider-Man about?
Peter Parker is a shy Queens teenager with a crush on the girl next door, a gift for science, and no idea how to fit in. A bite from a genetically altered spider rewrites his body overnight, giving him strength, reflexes, and the ability to cling to walls. Sam Raimi grounds the fantasy in real ache: the aunt and uncle who raised him, a best friend from a wealthy family, and the lesson that great power carries a cost. Tobey Maguire plays Parker with unguarded warmth, while Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin gives New York a genuine menace.
When was Spider-Man released?
Spider-Man was released on 1 May 2002.
How long is Spider-Man?
Spider-Man runs 2h 1m.
Who made Spider-Man?
Spider-Man was directed by Sam Raimi.
Where can I watch Spider-Man?
Spider-Man is available on Hulu, Netflix, YouTube TV, fuboTV, FX and Amazon.
Where to watch Spider-Man
Stream: Hulu, Netflix, YouTube TV, fuboTV
Watch free: FX
Rent: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man / Peter Parker
- Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
- Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson
- James Franco as Harry Osborn
- Cliff Robertson as Ben Parker
- Rosemary Harris as May Parker
- J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
- Joe Manganiello as Flash Thompson
- Gerry Becker as Maximilian Fargas
- Bill Nunn as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
- Jack Betts as Henry Balkan
- Stanley Anderson as General Slocum
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A few thoughts on Spider-Man
Fans drawn to Parker's double life should try My Hero Academia, which builds a whole school around teenagers learning to wield inherited power responsibly. For the darker question of what heroes become when nobody checks them, The Boys turns the genre inside out. And Insomniac's Marvel's Spider-Man lets you actually swing between the skyscrapers.
Different takes on Spider-Man across the years
This film's Peter Parker is the wall-crawling original, but he's been reimagined many times since. The Amazing Spider-Man resets the origin with a moodier tone, Spider-Man 3 continues Raimi's trilogy, No Way Home pulls threads from every prior film, and Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse animate the character across parallel worlds entirely.
Ordinary teens who gain powers and a double life
Peter Parker's spider bite rewrites an awkward Queens teenager into someone extraordinary overnight, and these stories share that same jolt. Shazam and I Am Number Four both drop superhuman ability onto an unprepared kid, Secret Headquarters turns a family home into the site of a secret identity, and Big Hero 6 and My Hero Academia follow young people learning to carry powers they never asked for.
Big-budget superhero universes beyond the wall-crawler
Spider-Man's success helped prove a comic-book hero could anchor a blockbuster, and these films carry that same scale into their own shared universes. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Shang-Chi expand the Marvel side, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom does the same for DC, and The Incredible Hulk and Thunderbolts fill out the corners of a connected cinematic world.