About

Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood.

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Directed by

Sam Raimi

Written by

Alvin Sargent (Screenplay)
Alfred Gough (Screenstory)
Miles Millar (Screenstory)
Michael Chabon (Screenstory)
Steve Ditko (Comic Book)
Stan Lee (Comic Book)

Runtime

127 minutes

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Tagline

There's a hero in all of us.

Cast

Keywords

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Lists

#411 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire

#452 on The 21st Century Most Acclaimed Films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?

Edgar Wright's 1000 favorite movies Edgar Wright

Awards

Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects John Frazier

Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Greg P. Russell Kevin O’Connell

Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Sound Editing