How many Spider-Man films are there?

In 1977, the live-action pilot episode of The Amazing Spider-Man was given a theatrical release to become the first Spider-Man movie. This initial film kick-started a run of Spidey movies, both live-action and animated, which have proved very popular with audiences and continue to entertain to this day.

But how many Spider-Man movies are there?

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Every Spider-Man movie in order

Here are all of the live-action and animated Spider-Man or Spider-Man-related movies. The Spider-Man movies – which were produced between 1977 and 2020 – include:

• Spider-Man (1977)
• Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978)
• Spider-Man (1978) – The Japanese film
• Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge (1979)
• Spider-Man (2002)
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
• Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013)
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
• Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled! (2015)
• Captain America: Civil War (2016)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• Venom (2018)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
• Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
• Lego Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom (2019)
• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
• Morbius (2022)
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2022)

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Are all of the Spider-Man movies part of the same series?

Spider-Man (1977), Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978) and Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge (1979) are all part of the same series. They originated as episodes of The Amazing Spider-Man TV series.

Spider-Man (1978), or Supaidāman as it is also known, is a short Japanese film which originated as an episode of the Japanese Spider-Man TV show.

Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Spider-Man 3 (2007) are all part of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy.

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) are part of ‘The Amazing’ series.

Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013), Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled! (2015) and Lego Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom (2019) are all part of the Marvel Lego series of Spider-Man ‘movie’ shorts.

Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) are all part of Spider-Man’s journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Venom (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Morbius (2022) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2022) are all part of Sony’s Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Is the Spider-Man movie series the work of the same director?

The Spider-Man films are the work of multiple directors. Notable directors in the series include Sam Raimi, Marc Webb, Jon Watts, Ruben Fleischer and Andy Serkis.

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What is the best Spider-Man film?

The highest rated Spider-Man movies according to IMDb are:

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) – 8.4/10
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – 8.5/10
• Avengers: Endgame (2019) – 8.5/10

For a full rundown of the highest rated (and lowest rated) Spider-Man movies, check out my post: ‘Every Spider-Man movie rating on IMDb’. It’s also worth taking a look at ‘Spider-Man films ranked: Worst to best’.

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Are all of the Spider-Man movies worth a watch?

For the majority, the quality of the Spider-Man movies is largely consistent. So, if you like one Spidey movie you will like most Spidey movies. However, not every Spider-Man movie will appeal to general audiences.

My advice? Check out my post: ‘How to catch up on the Spider-Man movies without watching them’, which will help navigate you through the series and onto the movies you will find appealing.

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