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The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man

The untold story begins.

20126.72h 16m

Overview

Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Directed by Marc Webb
Written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves
Produced by Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach
Box OfficeBudget: $215.0MRevenue: $758.7M

Top Cast

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield

Spider-Man / Peter Parker

Emma Stone

Emma Stone

Gwen Stacy

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

The Lizard / Dr. Curt Connors

Denis Leary

Denis Leary

Captain Stacy

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Uncle Ben

Sally Field

Sally Field

Aunt May

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Rajit Ratha

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Richard Parker

Embeth Davidtz

Embeth Davidtz

Mary Parker

Chris Zylka

Chris Zylka

Flash Thompson

Themes & Keywords

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About The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man is a action, adventure, science fiction film released in 2012 exploring themes of experiment, loss of loved one, superhero, based on comic, vigilante, teenage girl. Directed by Marc Webb, it stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans. Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

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