Spider Man Movies Ranked: All 11 Films, Best to Worst
In the Spider Man movies ranked list by Jordan Okafor, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is the best of the 11 films and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) is the worst. Spider-Man 2 (2004) is second and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) third, while Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) ranks sixth of the 11 films, which span the Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland and Miles Morales eras. It is my opinion, ranked on story, villains and set pieces, and it uses no critic or audience scores.
Key Takeaways
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the best Spider-Man movie in this ranking, with Spider-Man 2 a close second.
- Spider-Man 2 is the only live-action film ranked above Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which sits third behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man 2.
- Spider-Man 3 earned $887 million worldwide on a $258 million budget, so it was a commercial hit, but it ranks ninth of 11 here on story.
- Tom Holland's four films land at fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth, with Spider-Man: Homecoming the highest.
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ranks last of the 11 films in this list, and Andrew Garfield's two films sit at tenth and eleventh.
Hot Takes
- Spider-Man: Homecoming is a better film than Spider-Man: No Way Home, because its villain has a believable grievance and its scale suits Peter Parker. Opinion, Jordan Okafor.
- Spider-Man 3 deserves its place near the bottom even though it made more money than either of the first two Raimi films. Opinion, Jordan Okafor.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day belongs ahead of Spider-Man (2002), because the street level approach gives Tom Holland the most focused material of his run. Opinion, Jordan Okafor.
Opinion, by Jordan Okafor.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ranks first because it makes the oldest story in the saga feel new: Miles Morales is bitten by a radioactive spider and meets a world of Spider-People while Kingpin's collider tears open the walls between universes. The animation, mostly done on twos according to Cartoon Brew, gives every frame the look of a printed comic page, which suits a series that began on the page. Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson and Hailee Steinfeld carry the emotion, and the film earned $395 million worldwide on a $90 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo.
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Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 ranks second because Sam Raimi gives Peter Parker real problems, behind on rent, losing his pizza delivery job and late for class, before Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus arrives with four mechanical arms fused to his body. Molina plays Otto Octavius as a scientist Peter admires, and that is why the villain works. It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects at the 77th Academy Awards. I rank it just behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and a reasonable fan could swap the two.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ranks third because it is the more ambitious film but a middle chapter. Directed by Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson and Joaquim Dos Santos, it widens the multiverse around Miles and Gwen Stacy and adds Oscar Isaac's Miguel O'Hara and the Spot. It has a 140 minute runtime, Metro Boomin shaping the soundtrack, and it earned $691 million worldwide on a $150 million budget. The story is built to continue into Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming ranks fourth because its villain, Michael Keaton's Adrian Toomes, has a believable grievance. Jon Watts's film gives Tom Holland a Peter Parker who is still a high school student, and Toomes is a salvager who lost his cleanup contract. Atlanta stood in for New York, according to Screen Global Production, and the film earned $881 million worldwide on a $175 million budget.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home ranks fifth because it has the biggest idea in the saga but leans on recognition more than on new character work. Doctor Strange's spell goes wrong and pulls in people from other universes who know Peter's identity, and Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, both credited as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, make it a bridge between eras. It earned about $1.92 billion worldwide. In my opinion the middle of the film is the weaker stretch, though the stakes for Peter stay clear.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day ranks sixth because its street level scale suits a Peter Parker working alone, though as the newest film my placement could move as it settles. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, it strips Peter back four years after the spell, with Frank Castle and Mac Gargan in his way. Michael Giacchino's score and Glasgow standing in for New York, according to Time Out, suit that smaller scale. It has earned more than $2.5 billion worldwide, according to The Numbers and Box Office Mojo as of November 2, 2026, but I ranked it on story and not on gross.
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Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man (2002) proved the character could carry a franchise, with an opening weekend of about $115 million and $811 million worldwide. Tobey Maguire's Peter and Willem Dafoe's Norman Osborn give it a strong core, and the Uncle Ben turn is handled directly. Danny Elfman's score still sounds like the character. It sits seventh because its second half is more routine than the sequel that followed.
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Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home ranks eighth because, in my opinion, it is the lightest of the Holland films on consequences. It sends Peter Parker on a school trip to Europe, with Prague and Liberec among the locations, and pairs him with Jake Gyllenhaal's Quentin Beck, who says he comes from another version of Earth. It was the first Spider-Man film to pass $1 billion, finishing on $1.13 billion worldwide. I enjoy the travelogue energy and Zendaya's MJ.
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Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 ranks ninth because, in my opinion, it is a commercial hit but a creatively overloaded film. It earned $887 million worldwide on a $258 million budget, the biggest gross of the Raimi trilogy, yet Sandman, Venom, the New Goblin and the black substance all compete across 139 minutes. Thomas Haden Church gives Flint Marko a sympathetic weight that deserved more room.
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The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) ranks tenth because its Lizard storyline is the weaker half and the film retells an origin that Sam Raimi had filmed only ten years earlier. Directed by Marc Webb, it gave Andrew Garfield a sharp, funny Peter and Emma Stone a Gwen Stacy with real presence, but Rhys Ifans as Curt Connors cannot carry the plot. Box Office Mojo lists $759 million worldwide on a $230 million budget.
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) ranks eleventh because it carries too much, even though it has the best chemistry of the Garfield era between him and Emma Stone. Jamie Foxx's Electro, Dane DeHaan's Harry Osborn, Paul Giamatti's Aleksei Sytsevich and the mystery of Peter's parents all compete for space. It earned $710 million worldwide on a $200 million budget, the lowest of the live action films. It was also built to launch a wider universe, as its X-Men: Days of Future Past clip after the credits shows.
How I Ranked the Spider-Man Movies From Best to Worst
I ranked the Spider-Man movies on five criteria: the central performance, the villain, the set pieces, how well the film understands Peter Parker or Miles Morales, and rewatch value. Critic and audience scores play no part in the order, and no one else's list shaped it, so every placement is my own opinion and can be argued with.
Does box office decide the order? No, it only supplies context. Spider-Man 3 earned $887 million worldwide, more than either of the first two Raimi films, and I still place it ninth of 11. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has earned more than $2.5 billion worldwide, according to The Numbers and Box Office Mojo as of November 2, 2026, and it sits sixth. Money tells you how many people turned up, and it does not tell you whether the film is any good once the lights come up.
The tier list. The 11 Spider-Man movies fall into four tiers, S to D, from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse at the top to The Amazing Spider-Man 2 at the bottom. Tier S: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man 2. Tier A: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: No Way Home. Tier B: Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man: Far From Home. Tier C: Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man. Tier D: The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Why does Into the Spider-Verse beat Spider-Man 2? Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse beats Spider-Man 2 because it keeps the look of a comic page on screen. Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman, it was animated mostly on twos, which gives motion a drawn, stuttering snap that live action cannot copy. Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 is the finest live action film in the saga, in my view, and it comes down to a coin toss between the two. If you are a purist about Peter Parker's rent troubles and Doctor Octopus, you may flip them.
Is Spider-Man 3 a hit or a flop? Spider-Man 3 (2007) was a hit at the box office and a disappointment as a story. The film carries Sandman, Venom, the New Goblin and an alien black substance across 139 minutes, and, in my opinion, none of those threads gets the room it needs. That being said, Thomas Haden Church's Flint Marko is one of the more human villains in the saga, which is why it still clears the two Amazing Spider-Man films.
Where do the Tom Holland films land? Tom Holland's four Spider-Man films rank fourth (Spider-Man: Homecoming), fifth (Spider-Man: No Way Home), sixth (Spider-Man: Brand New Day) and eighth (Spider-Man: Far From Home). Holland's films share a universe, but they are four different kinds of story, from a school drama to a multiverse crossover to a lonely street level adventure. Brand New Day, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, is the newest, so I expect my placement of it to be the one most likely to move.
The Garfield films at the bottom. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), both directed by Marc Webb with Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, rank tenth and eleventh. Their best asset is the pairing of Peter and Gwen Stacy on screen, but the plots around that pairing are crowded, and the second film in particular tries to launch a wider universe on top of a love story.
Which universe is which? The 11 films come from four separate continuities: Raimi's trilogy with Tobey Maguire, Webb's two films with Garfield, the Marvel Cinematic Universe films with Holland, and the animated Spider-Verse films with Miles Morales. If you want the cast of each, see the spider man actors page, and for the story order see the spider man timeline. If you are new to the saga, start with Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, then follow the spider man movies in order page for the rest.
FAQs
Which is the best Spider-Man movie?
In my ranking, the best Spider-Man movie is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman. It earned $395 million worldwide on a $90 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo. Spider-Man 2 is a very close second, and a reasonable fan could swap the two.
Was Spider-Man 3 a hit or a flop?
Spider-Man 3 was a commercial hit. Box Office Mojo lists $887 million worldwide on a $258 million budget, the biggest gross of the Sam Raimi trilogy. In my opinion it is a creative disappointment, because it spreads Sandman, Venom and the New Goblin across 139 minutes, and I rank it ninth of 11.
What are the 11 Spider-Man movies?
There are 11 Spider-Man movies, released from 2002 to 2026 across four continuities. In release order they are Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). See how many Spider-Man movies there are for the full grid.
Which is the worst Spider-Man movie?
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) is the worst Spider-Man movie in this ranking because it crowds Electro, Harry Osborn and Aleksei Sytsevich into one story, played by Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan and Paul Giamatti. It earned $710 million worldwide on a $200 million budget, the lowest gross of the live action films, below Spider-Man 3 ($887 million), Spider-Man (2002) ($811 million) and The Amazing Spider-Man ($759 million). The Garfield and Emma Stone pairing is the part I would keep.
Where does Spider-Man: Brand New Day rank among the Spider-Man movies?
I place Spider-Man: Brand New Day sixth of 11, behind Homecoming and No Way Home but ahead of Spider-Man (2002) and Far From Home. It was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and has earned more than $2.5 billion worldwide, according to The Numbers and Box Office Mojo as of November 2, 2026. As it is the newest film, it is the placement most likely to move.
Which Spider-Man movie made the most money?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day made the most money of the 11 films, with more than $2.5 billion worldwide according to The Numbers and Box Office Mojo as of November 2, 2026. Spider-Man: No Way Home is next at about $1.92 billion worldwide. I rank them sixth and fifth, because money does not decide my order.