About this movie
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 2:16:17
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- Jul 3, 2012
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Andrew Garfield
- Emma Stone
- Rhys Ifans
- Denis Leary
- Campbell Scott
- Irrfan Khan
- Martin Sheen
- Sally Field
- Embeth Davidtz
- Chris Zylka
Directors
- Marc Webb
Writers
- Alvin Sargent
- James Vanderbilt
- Steve Kloves
The Amazing Spider-Man
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Trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man
Peter Parker is going back to high school in The Amazing Spider-Man (3D) as a teenager dealing with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises. 2012 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Marvel, and the names and distinctive likenesses of Spider-Man and all other Marvel characters: ™ and 2012 Marvel Entertainment, LLC & its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
73%
percent positive reviews
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Thomas Caldwell, Cinema AutopsyThe strong cohesive story and representation of adolescent identity give real depth to the action scenes.
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Ed Gibbs, The Sunday Age
This fresh take on the Marvel phenomenon - with its unabashed love match front and centre - opts to delve deeper into Parker's troubled past.
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Garth Franklin, Dark Horizons
Perfectly serviceable in its own right, but frustratingly never reaches beyond the adequate.
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Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun (Australia)
Welcome back, Spider-Man. If you can keep this up. then long may you continue to amaze.
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Erin Free, FILMINK (Australia)
If you can get over the feeling that this is all very familiar, this superhero flick is a winner - nailing both the impressive action and the touching personal beats.
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David Stratton, At the Movies (Australia)
The film is perfectly satisfactory -- but there's a profound sense of deja vu.
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Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald
It works well, without being quite good enough to banish the thought that it's all about the box office.
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