Movies like Spider-Man (2002)
The best movies like Spider-Man (2002) are The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). If Spider-Man hooked you with its action and science fiction, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSpider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)8.5/10 from 6,640 votes
- NewestSpider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)Released 2026
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSpider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSpider-Man 2 (2004)
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. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSecret Headquarters (2022)
While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that is a promise he cannot keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMorbius (2022)
Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisSpider-Man 3 (2007)
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThunderbolts* (2025)
After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPhineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011)
Phineas and Ferb get trapped in an alternate dimension where the evil Doofenshmirtz rules the tri-state area. They must find a way back home with the help of their pet platypus named Perry, who they discover is a secret agent.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVenom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMegamind (2010)
After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his "creation" becomes an even worse villain than he was.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Incredible Hulk (2008)
Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face to face with a new, deadly foe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShazam! (2019)
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Incredibles (2004)
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStar Trek: Generations (1994)
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been dead for seventy-eight years.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArmageddon (1998)
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDragon Force: So Long Ultraman (2017)
Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman is a Chinese action animated film animated by BlueArc Animation in cooperation with Le Vision Pictures, TIGA Entertainment and UM Corporation. It is based on the 2012 3D animated series Dragon Force created by Kazuya Hatazawa and a sequel to the 2013 movie of the same name.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & science fiction
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Terminator (1984)
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants (1973)
A physicist named Tetsuo Okita discovers a new mineral called "Satanium," which is more powerful than uranium and emits destructive effects to anyone exposed to it. However, Destron abducts Okita in hopes of finding the source of Satanium and collecting more of it to expedite their run for global domination. Kamen Rider V3 must act fast in rescuing Professor Okita and preventing Destron from collecting more of the deadly mineral.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & science fiction
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
A renegade Vulcan with a startling secret hijacks the U.S.S. Enterprise in order to find a mythical planet.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Fifth Element (1997)
In 2263, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land (2013)
A rainbow-colored tornado takes Haruto and Koyomi to an alternate reality called "Magic Land". There, its residents never developed science. Instead they put extensive research on magic. As a result, anyone has an ability to use magic, and some of them can even transform into a Kamen Rider Mage. When Haruto arrives, he meets a young orphan called Shiina. As Haruto explores Magic Land, he finds the Emerald Palace and meets Emperor Maya. He also meets Prime Minister Orma, who is known as Kamen Rider Sorcerer, who does not appear what he may seem to be...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & science fiction
Hero (2002)
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Spider-Man?
The closest matches to Spider-Man are The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Spider-Man?
Start with The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), the closest match to Spider-Man.
What is the highest-rated movie like Spider-Man?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), rated 8.5/10 by 6,640 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Spider-Man?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Spider-Man?
Yes: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).
How are movies similar to Spider-Man chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Spider-Man, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.