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The Amazing Spider-Man

2012 · Movie · PG-13 · 136 min · ★ 6.7 · 69% critics

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

A lonely high schooler starts digging into the mystery of his parents’ disappearance after finding a clue from the past. When a lab accident gives him extraordinary abilities, he must decide what kind of person he wants to be while a dangerous new threat emerges from the same world of science.

Based on Spider-Man

Also known as Amazing Spider-Man · Amazing Spider-Man 1 · The Amazing Spider-Man I

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Streaming on Disney+.

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Details
Years
2012
Release date
2012-06-23
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
136 min
Max quality
UHD
Critic score
69/100
TMDB rating
6.7/10 (18,554 votes)
Box office
$757,930,663
Budget
$230,000,000
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a more serious, character-focused Spider-Man reboot with strong chemistry and crowd-pleasing action, similar to Spider-Man (2002) or Spider-Man: Homecoming; Not for you if you’re tired of origin stories.

Pros: likable lead performance; sweet romance; fun action beats | Cons: familiar origin story; plot holes and leaps; villain less compelling

Themes

  • new york city
  • experiment
  • loss of loved one
  • superhero
  • based on comic
  • vigilante
  • teenage girl
  • teenage boy
  • super power
  • spider bite
  • masked vigilante
  • reboot
  • +8 more

Awards & recognition

  • Kids' Choice AwardFavorite Movie · 2013 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Marc Webb