How To Watch Spider-Man Movies In Order (Chronologically & By Release Date)
Summary
- The live-action Spider-Man franchise helped shape modern pop culture.
- The Spider-Man movies can be watched in order of release date, starting with Sam Raimi's trilogy, followed by the reboot and the MCU trilogy.
- The chronological order of the Spider-Man movies begins with the origin story in 2002 and continues up to the recent crossover film with all three live-action Spider-Man actors.
The live-action Spider-Man franchise consists of three different iterations and eight mainline movies with various spin-offs; here is the definitive order in which to watch them both by order of release date and chronology. While there have been several Spider-Man adaptations before 2000, the mainstream popularity of live-action Spider-Man began in the 21st century. Alongside other franchises like 20th Century Fox's X-Men series and Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, the live-action Spider-Man movies helped spearhead the emergence of superhero movies in modern pop culture.
Since then, multiple franchises, iterations, and storylines centered on Marvel's iconic web-slinger have been created across different mediums. This has caused many different rankings of Spider-Man movies as well as comparisons between each version of the character. However, moving away from the critique-based world of the franchise, the ever-expanding world of live-action Spider-Man has led to some confusion. As such, here is the definitive guide on how to watch every live-action Spider-Man film in order of both chronology and release.