Spider-Man movies in order

Three live-action Peter Parkers, one animated Miles Morales, and a Sony universe with no Spider-Man in it at all.

Updated 5 August 2026 · 18 titles tracked

Spider-Man is the most confusing character in film, and it is not close. Five separate continuities across twenty-four years, three actors playing Peter Parker, an animated series about someone else entirely, and a Sony universe built from his villains that mostly does not feature him.

The trick is the same as with DC: stop looking for one order, and pick a universe.

Every Spider-Man film, grouped by universe

Five separate continuities. Only within each one does order carry real meaning.

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The five universes

Each is self-contained. None requires the others.

The Raimi trilogy (2002–2007): Tobey Maguire. The films that proved superhero cinema could work at all. Spider-Man 2 is still one of the best of them.
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012–2014): Andrew Garfield. A reboot that retold the origin five years later and stopped after two films.
The MCU films (2017– ): Tom Holland. No origin story; he shows up already established, mentored by Tony Stark. These sit inside the wider MCU.
The Spider-Verse (2018– ): animated, and about Miles Morales rather than Peter Parker. Widely considered the best Spider-Man films ever made.
Sony's Spider-Man Universe (2018–2024): Venom, Morbius, Madame Web, Kraven. Spider-Man villains without Spider-Man. Six films, and it has now ended.

Where No Way Home fits

This is the source of most of the confusion. Spider-Man: No Way Home deliberately pulls the Raimi and Amazing Spider-Men into the MCU for one film, via a multiverse spell.

It is a crossover, not a merge. The continuities do not connect before it and do not connect after it. But it does mean the film lands enormously harder if you have seen the other two series. The entire emotional payload is built on knowing those characters.

If you only watch one thing first, watch Spider-Man 2.

Where to start

Into the Spider-Verse if you want the best film. It requires nothing at all, and it is a extraordinary piece of animation.

Spider-Man (2002) if you want the full history in order.

Spider-Man: Homecoming if you are watching the MCU and just want Spider-Man in context.

What you can skip

The whole of Sony's Spider-Man Universe, honestly. Venom has its defenders and is entertainingly odd; Morbius, Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter are widely regarded as among the worst superhero films made, and none of them connects meaningfully to anything else.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is also skippable unless you are watching before No Way Home. It is stuffed with setup for sequels that never happened.

Common questions

What order should I watch the Spider-Man movies in?

Pick a continuity. For the full history in release order: the Raimi trilogy (2002–2007), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012–2014), then the MCU films from Homecoming. The Spider-Verse films and Sony's Venom universe are separate again.

How many Spider-Man movies are there?

Twenty across five continuities. Three Raimi, two Amazing, four MCU, three Spider-Verse, and six in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.

Do I need to watch the old Spider-Man films before No Way Home?

Not to follow it, but strongly recommended. Its emotional payload depends almost entirely on knowing the Raimi and Amazing Spider-Men.

Is Venom part of the MCU?

No. Venom belongs to Sony's Spider-Man Universe, a separate continuity. A Let There Be Carnage post-credits scene briefly connects to No Way Home, and that is the extent of it.

Which Spider-Man movie is the best?

Usually Spider-Man 2 (2004) or Into the Spider-Verse (2018). The animated films have the stronger critical standing.