(Pocket-lint) - Spider-Man isn't a emblematic comic superhero; he's 1 quality successful the Spider-Verse, a analyzable web of Spider-People successful alternate universes.
The Spider-Man franchise we each cognize is conscionable 1 part, and it's a messy one, spanning respective reboots implicit a mates decades. The web-slinger has been portrayed by respective actors - astir precocious by Tom Holland. And though Sony owns the rights to Spider-Man, it has loaned the quality to Disney-owned Marvel for immoderate Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
Meanwhile, Sony is besides producing its ain Spider-Verse offshoot films, specified arsenic 2018's Venom and the 2021 sequal. These aren't portion of Disney's MCU - but a recent Venom comic perchance lays the groundwork for however Tom Hardy's alien symbiote successful Venom mightiness articulation the MCU, and there's a hint of that successful a station recognition scene.
Let's besides not hide Marvel has tapped Sam Raimi to nonstop Doctor Strange successful the Multiverse of Madness, an upcoming MCU movie. Raimi, if you didn't know, directed each 3 Tobey Maguire Spider-Man films from the aboriginal 2000s. This is prompting speculation that Maguire's Peter Parker could re-emerge via the Doctor Strange sequel that's supposedly each astir world breaking down - with Doctor Strange besides having a cardinal relation successful the latest Spider-Man film, No Way Home.
So, this is simply a fantastic clip to re-watch Spider-Man if you privation to cognize each astir the MCU oregon simply larn much astir Spider-Verse - specifically the Spider-Man franchise, which consists of 3 Tobey Maguire films, 2 Andrew Garfield films, 3 Tom Holland films (plus the 3 MCU films helium appeared successful arsenic Spider-Man), Venom, and the animated deed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
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Spider-Man movies successful order: The champion mode to watch
At the bottommost of this guide, you'll find a spoiler-free, bulleted-list version.
NOTE: THERE ARE SPOILERS BELOW.
Sony
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
A astonishment deed that grossed implicit $375 cardinal successful the US container office, this animated diagnostic is directed by Bob Persichetti. It shows a quality named Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) getting bitten by a radioactive spider and processing powers akin to however Peter Parker does successful astir Spider-Man films. Morales past meets different radical who person spider-like powers.
Into the Spider-Verse won Best Animated Feature astatine the 91st Academy Awards. We urge you commencement with this movie due to the fact that it reveals aggregate versions of Spider-People coming unneurotic from aggregate universes, aka the Spider-Verse.
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Sony
Spider-Man (2002)
Long earlier Marvel and The Avengers and the MCU, this 2002 movie was what superhero films hoped to beryllium similar - successes with a large story. Directed by Sam Raimi, the movie follows young Peter Parker (played by Tobey Maguire) arsenic helium develops ace speed, strength, and the quality to nutrient webs and instrumentality to walls aft getting bitten by a genetically enhanced spider. The movie besides stars Kirsten Dunst arsenic Mary Jane Watson and Willem Dafoe arsenic the villain Green Goblin.
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Sony
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
One of the astir beloved superhero sequels sees Tobey Maguire instrumentality to instrumentality connected his mentor Otto Octavius (played by Alfred Molina), who has transformed into Doctor Octopus pursuing an experimentation gone wrong. To marque it harder for Parker this clip around, his powers are failing him, and his narration with Mary Jane is connected the rocks. Sam Raimi returned to nonstop this film, too.
Sony
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The last movie successful Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy is the astir disappointing. It sees astir of the series' main actors return, specified arsenic Maguire arsenic Peter Parker, Dunst arsenic Mary Jane, and James Franco arsenic Harry Osborne. But, this time, Spider-Man is forced to look disconnected against 2 foes: the unsafe symbiote Venom, who has attached itself to chap writer Eddie Brock (Topher Grace); and Flint Marko, a small-time thug who had a relation successful the decease of Peter's uncle Ben.
Sony
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Sony rebooted the Spider-Man franchise successful 2012, but with Andrew Garfield successful the pb relation arsenic Peter Parker and Emma Stone arsenic his emotion involvement Gwen Stacey. The movie sees Parker observe immoderate of his deceased father's probe into a mode for humans to regrow mislaid limbs. Peter turns these notes implicit to his father's erstwhile partner, Curt Conners (played by Rhys Ifans), who uses the caller accusation to effort a unsafe experiment.
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Sony
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Garfield returns to play Parker, portion Jamie Foxx stars arsenic the villain Electro. Not lone does Peter conflict Electro successful this film, but helium indispensable contend with his terminally sick person Harry Osborne, who believes Spider-Man's humor could clasp the cardinal to curing him. Coming disconnected of the occurrence of the archetypal film, Sony made large plans to soma retired the Spider-Man universe, including spin-offs centered astir Venom and The Sinister Six. However, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was specified a weaponry that astir of those plans were cancelled.
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Disney/Marvel
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Following the illness of its ain Spider-Man universe, Sony agreed to fto the Spider-Man quality beryllium utilized by Marvel successful the MCU. This led to the debut of Tom Holland arsenic Peter Parker successful Civil War. When Captain America (played by Chris Evans) and Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr) autumn connected other sides of a statement implicit authorities power of superhumans, they enlistee their ain teams to look off, starring to Tony visiting Peter's flat successful New York City.
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Sony/Marvel
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Following his escapade with Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr), Holland's Peter Parker returns location to his beingness with his Aunt May (played by Marisa Tomei). However, with that sensation of the Avengers' life, Parker continues warring transgression successful his neighborhood, which leads to him facing disconnected with Adrian Toomes (played by Michael Keaton), a erstwhile operation idiosyncratic who's selling recovered weapons from the Battle of New York successful the archetypal Avengers film.
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Marvel
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
In Spider-Man's 3rd introduction successful the MCU, Tom Holland gave america 1 of the astir heartbreaking moments successful the 20+ movie series, erstwhile we spot Peter Parker's destiny pursuing the snap. We besides get to spot Spider-Man combat successful the "Iron Spider" armor, which is fundamentally an Iron Man suit designed for Spider-Man.
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Marvel
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
While Spider-Man isn't featured a tonne successful Endgame, this Avengers' installment is important for the aboriginal of the MCU and Spider-Man, arsenic it sets up Peter Parker arsenic the imaginable aboriginal person of the Avengers. Tom Holland delivers different tear-jerker, too, erstwhile his mentor, Tony Stark, makes the eventual sacrifice.
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Sony/Marvel
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
The archetypal post-Endgame MCU film, Spider-Man: Far From Home, shows Holland's Peter Parker dealing with the fallout from the decease of his idol and mentor, Tony Stark. When connected a tract travel to Europe, Parker is contacted by Nick Fury (played by Samuel L Jackson), who wants him to beryllium 1 of the leaders of the Avengers. While Parker is initially hesitant, helium finds different mentor to assistance him done the process successful the signifier of Mysterio (played by Jake Gyllenhaal).
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Sony Pictures
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
No Way Home sees the instrumentality of Tom Holland arsenic Spider-Man, on with MJ and Ned, enactment is perchance a overmuch much important pivot constituent successful the Spider-Verse. Turning to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) for help, the concern gets worse and we spot the instrumentality of Spider-Man's foes - from crossed the past of Spider-Man films. Willem Defoe is backmost arsenic Normon Osborn, Alfred Molina is backmost arsenic Otto Octavius, Jamie Foxx arsenic Electro and the database goes on. No Way Home volition beryllium successful cinemas from 15 December.
Sony
Venom (2018)
Sony yet began fleshing retired the Spider-Man Universe with 2018's Venom. It follows the communicative of investigative writer Eddie Brock (played by Tom Hardy) arsenic helium uncovers unethical trials - conducted by the corp Life Foundation - connected alien symbiotes recovered successful space. When Brock breaks into the Foundation's lab, 1 of the symbiotes bonds with him and becomes Venom. Because determination is nary Spider-Man quality successful Venom, we orginally said this movie is optional. However, Venom's 2nd movie mightiness alteration that.
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Sony Pictures
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Tom Hardy returns arsenic the big for symbiote Venom, this clip alongside Woody Harrelson, but it's the station credits country that person radical speculating astir a aboriginal segue into the Spider-Verse, slotting this movie betwixt Far from Home and No mode Home. It's disposable to watercourse from 22 November.
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Complete Spider-Verse astatine a glance
This is simply a mentation of the usher above, implicit with optional Venom movie, but escaped of spoilers.
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Optional: Venom (2018)
- Optional: Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
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Writing by Maggie Tillman. Editing by Chris Hall. Originally published connected 2 May 2020.