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Movies that feel likeSpider-Man (2002)

After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.

If you loved Spider-Man, the closest films we have are Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). All three share Spider-Man's kinetic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Krrish (2006).

πŸ… 90% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Sam Raimikineticcerebralmelancholy
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Spider-Man 2 (2004) Β· Spider-Man 3 (2007)

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Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 Β· dir. Jon Watts
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.1action Β· adventure Β· science fictionDisney+Starz

Peter's whole legacy honored, with the mask's price at its center

The difference: Multiverse maximalism β€” it leans on your love of this original

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.

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The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 Β· dir. Marc Webb
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.9action Β· adventure Β· science fictionDisney+

A teenage Peter learning the cost of power and first love

The difference: A decade-later reboot retracing this film's footsteps

A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 Β· dir. Ryan Coogler
πŸ… 84%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· science fictionDisney+

Superhero cinema anchored in loss and legacy

The difference: National mourning, modern MCU machinery

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

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Krrish
2006 Β· dir. Rakesh Roshan
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.5action Β· science fiction

A young man's double life as his city's masked protector

The difference: Bollywood masala framing β€” songs, and a legacy plot to carry

In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy.

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Looper
2012 Β· dir. Rian Johnson
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.4action Β· thriller Β· science fictionStarz

The same mix in both: momentum, then ideas

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Spider-Man does

In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 Β· dir. Rupert Wyatt
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.6thriller Β· action Β· dramaHulu

Action built on melancholy, twice over

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.

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Armageddon
1998 Β· dir. Michael Bay
πŸ… 42%β˜… 6.7action Β· science fiction Β· adventure

Big-hearted, earnest spectacle from the pre-irony era

The difference: Disaster bombast, no secret identity

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.

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Self/less
2015 Β· dir. Tarsem Singh
πŸ… 18%β˜… 6.5science fiction Β· action Β· thriller

Kinetic science fiction, and it commits to that

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.

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Jumper
2008 Β· dir. Doug Liman
πŸ… 15%β˜… 6.1action Β· adventure Β· science fiction

A young man discovering powers that upend his ordinary life

The difference: Globe-hopping thriller, no responsibility lesson

David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and determined group of zealots who have sworn to destroy all Jumpers. Now, David’s extraordinary gift may be his only hope for survival!

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Batman Begins
2005 Β· dir. Christopher Nolan
πŸ… 85%β˜… 8.2drama Β· crime Β· actionMax

An origin rebuilt on grief, discipline and a city worth saving

The difference: Grim and grounded β€” none of Raimi's bright comic-book pop

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

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Stargate
1994 Β· dir. Roland Emmerich
πŸ… 53%β˜… 7action Β· adventure Β· science fiction

Action with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

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Knowing
2009 Β· dir. Alex Proyas
πŸ… 35%β˜… 6.2science fiction Β· thriller

Both lean on melancholy more than on science fiction

The difference: Trades the momentum of Spider-Man for an angle of its own

A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

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