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Spider-Man

Peter Parker, a high school student, develops spider-like abilities after being bitten by a genetically modified spider and uses his new superpowers to fight against crime and a mysterious villain known as the Green Goblin.

Spider-Man
Released:
May 03, 2002

Cast:

Tobey Maguire
Willem Dafoe
Kirsten Dunst
James Franco
Cliff Robertson
Rosemary Harris
J.K. Simmons

Director:
Sam Raimi

Producer:
Ian Bryce, Laura Ziskin

Written by:
David Koepp, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

Distributor:
Columbia Pictures

Budget:
$139 million

Box Office:
$821.7 million

Awards:

Academy Award (Nominated) - Best Sound (Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russel, Ed Novick)
Academy Award (Nominated) - Best Visual Effects (John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier)



Metacritic Score:
73

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
89%

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