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Spider-Man (2002)

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All Time

of 190,116

431

2000's

of 33,985

101

2002

of 8,086

11
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,893
  
  61
  
  Action of 2002
  
  of 185
  
  2
  
  Action of the 2000's
  
  of 1,830
  
  19
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,076
  
  80
  
  Crime of 2002
  
  of 157
  
  2
  
  Crime of the 2000's
  
  of 1,141
  
  15
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,007
  
  97
  
  Thriller of 2002
  
  of 339
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 2000's
  
  of 3,006
  
  18

Ratings and rankings are based on number of movie, review scores, awards & other criteria.

Spider-Man (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1551

Avg Critic Score:3.1150

Spider-Man (2002) Movie Reviews

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63.04%

7.11%

0.59%

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Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

After years of starts and stops, various legal wranglings, and an extended flirt with an Oscar-winning, self-professed king of the world, the Spider-Man feature film has finally come to pass, and the long and winding path to the big screen has led ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Maguire and Dunst keep Spider-Man on a high with their sweet-sexy yearning, spinning a web of dazzle and delicacy that might just restore the good name of movie escapism. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

For the uninitiated (and even for those of us who grew up with the comics but can't remember all the details), Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is the whipping boy of his New York high school. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

What follows is typical of the superhero genre film, as Dafoe's Osborn turns villainous by experimenting on himself with some kind of superhuman concoction. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Raimi gives this unapologetic fluff a mind, a heart and a keen sense of fun. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

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Dimspace Haiku Movie Reviews

In a word, it was Excellent...read the complete Spider-Man (2002) review at Dimspace Haiku Movie Reviews

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Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)

A piece of vintage cinematic entertainment with a post-modernist twist...read the complete Spider-Man (2002) review at Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)

See all (36) "Good" Reviews

Slant Magazine

In the end, Spider-Man delivers New York from evil, stares at the face of a selfishly earned moral view and, during the film's bittersweet finale, learns that it sucks being a teenage superhero in...read the complete Spider-Man (2002) review at Slant Magazine

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Fantastica Daily (Mervius)

At best, the film can be dismissed as serviceable popcorn-muncher fare. But I can't shut my brain off enough for what director Sam Raimi has done....read the complete Spider-Man (2002) review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)

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