Spider-Man
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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.
What critics thought
Raimi's web-slinging origin story landed as a crowd-pleaser with genuine heart, though critics split on how well it held together: most celebrated Tobey Maguire's casting and the film's faithfulness to the comics' spirit, while dissenters found the action sequences hollow and Spider-Man himself underwritten. The Green Goblin drew particular fire — Willem Dafoe's performance was seen by some as overly strident, and his costume was widely considered a misstep.
“Not only is it not frightening, it prohibits expression.”
Richard George·IGN
“a colorful work with streaking flashes of acoustics, electronics, and choir”
Christian Clemmensen·Filmtracks
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Sam RaimiDirector
Tobey MaguireSpider-Man / Peter Parker
Willem DafoeGreen Goblin / Norman Osborn
Kirsten DunstMary Jane Watson
James FrancoHarry Osborn
Cliff RobertsonBen Parker
Rosemary HarrisMay Parker
J.K. SimmonsJ. Jonah Jameson
Joe ManganielloFlash Thompson
Gerry BeckerMaximilian Fargas
Bill NunnJoseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Jack BettsHenry Balkan
Stanley AndersonGeneral Slocum
Danny ElfmanComposer
David KoeppWriter
Don BurgessCinematographySpider-Man
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.
What critics thought
Raimi's web-slinging origin story landed as a crowd-pleaser with genuine heart, though critics split on how well it held together: most celebrated Tobey Maguire's casting and the film's faithfulness to the comics' spirit, while dissenters found the action sequences hollow and Spider-Man himself underwritten. The Green Goblin drew particular fire — Willem Dafoe's performance was seen by some as overly strident, and his costume was widely considered a misstep.
“Not only is it not frightening, it prohibits expression.”
Richard George·IGN
“a colorful work with streaking flashes of acoustics, electronics, and choir”
Christian Clemmensen·Filmtracks
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Sam RaimiDirectorTobey MaguireSpider-Man / Peter ParkerWillem DafoeGreen Goblin / Norman OsbornKirsten DunstMary Jane WatsonJames FrancoHarry OsbornCliff RobertsonBen ParkerRosemary HarrisMay ParkerJ.K. SimmonsJ. Jonah JamesonJoe ManganielloFlash ThompsonGerry BeckerMaximilian FargasBill NunnJoseph 'Robbie' RobertsonJack BettsHenry BalkanStanley AndersonGeneral SlocumDanny ElfmanComposerDavid KoeppWriterDon BurgessCinematographyStream
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