7.9 Score

2002 • 2h 1min • PG-13 • Science Fiction, Action

Spider-Man

"Go for the ultimate spin."

After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.

IMDb 7.4

RT 90%

MC 73

Writer

David Koepp

Composer

Danny Elfman

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Tobey Maguire

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Willem Dafoe

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Kirsten Dunst

Mary Jane Watson

James Franco

Harry Osborn

Cliff Robertson

Ben Parker

Rosemary Harris

May Parker

J.K. Simmons

J. Jonah Jameson

Joe Manganiello

Flash Thompson

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