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Spider-Man movies in order: MCU and Spider-Verse watch guide (chronological & release order)

With great power comes great re-watchability with Marvel's Spider-Man movies - and we're telling you how to make sense of Spidey's complicated movie history

Guides by Graeme McMillan, Editor

Additional contributions by Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Published on Wed May 15 2024

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Who knew that making billions of dollars across multiple movies fell under the purview of doing “whatever a spider can?" Anyone who’s been paying attention to Marvel's most financially successful hero, that’s who. With thirteen films spanning over two decades, that’s a lot of people — but with so many movies (and so many reboots), it can be hard to make sense of Spidey's movie history. We’re here to put Spider-Man movies in order - release and chronological order, that is.

If you want to dive into Spider-Man’s filmography, and aren’t sure how to navigate it all, we’ve got you covered! Popverse's Spider-Man watch order will guide you through the movies whether it's Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, or Tom Holland, and let you create a list of MCU Spider-Man movies in order. We'll even answer frequently asked questions so you can get started on your Spidey film journey!

Spider-Man movies in chronological order

Considering that the franchise has been rebooted at least twice (three times if you include the Spider-Verse movies… which we do), the concept of one single “chronology” for all the Spider-Man movies is a complicated one… except that 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home and 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse would seem to connect all of the various Spider-realities together. So, here’s the chronological, canonical Spider-Man movies in order:

For those wondering how we got there: There’s a five-year gap between Infinity War and Endgame, remember — and canonically, the majority of Avengers: Endgame takes place in 2023. Assuming that Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse takes place roughly in “real time” (which is to say, around the time it was released), we’re assuming that happened during the five-year gap… and according to filmmakers, Across the Spider-Verse takes place 16 months after the first movie in the series. (The Spider Within is a short set between the two Spider-Verse movies released so far.)

Don’t mind us, we’re just fixing continuity problems you might been thinking about.

Spider-Man movies in release order

If you choose to experience Spider-Man on film as fans were experiencing them as they came out, your watch list is a pretty easy one to make up. Just look up the year that each Spider-Man movie came out and order them accordingly. Heck, to make it even easier on you, we’ve got that list of Spider-Man movies in order of release right here:

Pretty simple, yes? The only thing is that, plot-wise, these movies don’t connect (not for a while anyway). And if what you’re hankering for in a Spidey cinematic safari is story, then you might want to think twice before just tracking the series by date. If that describes you, then there’s a question you’re going to get answered before you dive into the overarching story of the films, and that is…

How are all the Spider-Man movies connected?

Prior to 2018, the Spider-Man movies weren’t connected at all; it took the emergence of the Spider-Verse animated movies — and then the MCU’s own adoption of the multiverse model — to bring them all together into one shared story. Before that, we had the following separate movie series.

The Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies in order

In 2002, Spider-Man finally came to the big screen after years of false starts and development hell. The Sam Raimi directed trilogy featured Tobey Maguire in the title role. The trilogy dominated the box office, making Spider-Man one of the first big comic book movie franchises of the 21st century, and the character would eventually re-appear in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. If you want to watch the Maguire Spider-Man trilogy, here they are in release and chronological order:

Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

The Andrew Garfield Spider-Man movies in order

In 2012, the Spider-Man film series was rebooted, with Marc Webb serving as director, and Andrew Garfield suiting up as Peter Parker. Webb’s films put a new spin on the mythos, telling a different kind of story than what was seen in Raimi’s films, with a larger focus on the mystery of whatever happened to Peter Parker’s parents. The films also leaned into the love story between Garfield’s Peter Parker and Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy. If you want to watch the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man films, here is their release and chronological order:

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

The Tom Holland Spider-Man movies in order

In 2015, Sony Pictures announced a partnership with Marvel Studios for the next phase of Spider-Man movies, which would allow Spidey to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tom Holland was cast as Peter Parker, making his big screen debut as Spidey in Captain America: Civil War. Holland went on to star in his own Spider-Man movie and, afterwards, play a pivotal role in the battle against Thanos. If you want to watch Tom Holland’s Spider-Man films, here is their release and chronological order.

Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

No Way Home brought together all of the live-action movie Spider-Men into one film, but it wasn’t actually the first movie to crossover multiple Spider-Men… or Spider-People of multiple genders, for that matter. That honor falls to…

The Spider-Verse movies in order

The first movies to merge multiple Spider-realities together was the 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which introduced the non-comics-reading world to Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen — and gave everyone the gift that is Peter B. Parker, Spider-Dad. To date, there have been two full-length Spider-Verse movies, with a third on its way soon, as well as a short film set between the two movies. Here is their release order:

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (2024)

And here is their chronological order:

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (2024)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

The non-canonical Sony’s Spider-Man Universe movies in order

As if all of this wasn’t enough Spider-Man movies, there’s an addition series of Spider-movies that… don’t actually feature Spider-Man at all, but instead characters related to Spider-Man that may or may not take place in the same multiverse as the Tom Holland movies, but that’s very, very unclear. (Both Morbius and Venom: The Last Dance feature universe-crossing between their home universes and the MCU, but who’s to say?) It’s not even clear if each of these movies take place in the same universe at all! So, here they are in release order:

Venom (2018)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Morbius (2022)
Madame Web (2024)
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
Kraven the Hunter (2024)

Are shows like Spectacular Spider-Man connected to Spider-Man movies?

To date, there have been ten animated Spider-Man shows to air on television. In order of release, they are:

Spider-Man (1967)
Spider-Man (1981)
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981)
Spider-Man (1994)
Spider-Man Unlimited (1999)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)
Ultimate Spider-Man (2012)
Spider-Man (2017)
Spidey and His Amazing Friends (2021)
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025)

While it's tempting (and maybe even logical) to assume that all of these shows connect to the Spider-Verse simply because they star a Spider-Man, we've got to work with what we can prove. Fortunately, there are at least three Spider-Man shows that are proven to connect to the Spider-Verse, as their Spider-Men appear in one or more of the Spider-Verse movies. The designs for Peter Parker in the 1967 Spider-Man, Spider-Man Unlimited, and Spectacular Spider-Man all appear in the Spider-Verse movies, and though their cameos may be short, it's enough to certify them with connectivity.

What about the Japanese Spider-Man film from 1978?

The Toei Company Spider-Man television series is one of the weirdest chapters in the Webhead’s career, but it’s also one of the most fun. It would be an understatement to say that the live-action Japanese television series took some liberties with the source material. The character is called Spider-Man, and he wears his iconic costume, but that’s about it. Instead of photographer Peter Parker, he’s a motorcycle racer named Takuya Yamashiro. Instead of a science demonstration on radiation, Takuya’s powers came from an alien from Planet Spider.

The series also gave Spider-Man a giant fighting mecha, which is probably the show’s most lasting piece of pop culture influence. The popularity of Spider-Man’s mecha Leopardon led to the Toei Company including giant fighting robots in their Super Sentai series. In other words, the Power Rangers had a Megazord because Spider-Man had Leopardon.

In 1978 the Toei Company produced a Spider-Man film (simply titled Spider-Man) for Japan’s Toei Manga Matsuri film festival. The film was only 24 minutes long, which makes it hard to consider it a true movie. For that reason, it has been left off the master list at the beginning of the article. Film or not, the Japanese version of Spider-Man is still a fun piece of media that every Spidey fan should experience at least once.

Didn’t Nicholas Hammond have his own Spider-Man trilogy?

From 1977 through 1979, Nicholas Hammond played the title role in the live-action The Amazing Spider-Man television series. Although the series didn’t feature any of Spider-Man’s iconic villains and very few members of his supporting cast appeared, the series entertained Spider-Man fans in an era where superhero shows had smaller budgets and shorter runs. Nicholas Hammond is also fondly remembered for the way he embodied a more mature Peter Parker.

Interestingly for our purposes, the pilot for the series was a television movie, which was common practice at the time. The 1977 television pilot movie was simply called Spider-Man. It was later given a theatrical run outside of the United States. However, because it was initially written, shot, and released as a television production, we’re not counting it as an official movie. Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978) and Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge (1981) soon followed.

Both had theatrical releases outside of the United States, but both of those movies were repackaged versions of episodes of the television series. In fact, Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge came out two years after the episodes had already aired, and the series was already cancelled. For this reason, they’re not considered true Spider-Man movies, and that’s why they aren’t included on the master list at the beginning of the article. However, that doesn’t mean they have no entertainment value. If you want to check out Nicholas Hammond’s Spider-Man television movie trilogy, here is the watch order:

Spider-Man (1977)
Spider-Man Strikes Back (1979)
Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge (1981)

Is there a Spider-Man 4 coming?

There isn’t a fourth Spider-Man starring Tobey Maguire on the way— those were the Spider-Man movies that used specific numbering — but there is a fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man movie coming. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be released July 31, 2026.

Is Spider-Verse 3 the last one?

It’s unclear for now whether or not the significantly-delayed Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (originally scheduled for a 2024 release, now due June 18, 2027) will be the final Spider-Verse movie. While it is expected to be the final part of the core Spider-Verse trilogy, there are multiple spin-offs said to be in development, including a Spider-Punk solo movie and a team movie tentatively titled Spider-Women. Additionally, there has been rumor that Sony and Marvel are considering a live-action Miles Morales movie following the release of Beyond the Spider-Verse. So, for now, chalk it up to unclear — and keep looking up to see who and what is swinging above you.

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