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Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Directed by Sam Raimi · 127 min · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

75.3 TOPICAL score · #535 of 6,776 films

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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...

Spider-Man 2 (2004, directed by Sam Raimi) has a TOPICAL score of 75.3 - ranked 535 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 83. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (17,042 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 70 languages.

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Critics84
Audience82
Awards75
Historical impact92
Lasting engagement98
Cast76
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Tobey Maguire (actor #514), Kirsten Dunst (actor #203), James Franco (actor #367), Alfred Molina (actor #840)

“In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked Spider-Man 2 as the second-best superhero film of all time, behind Black Panther (2018).”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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