# Spider-Man 2 (2004)

> A beleaguered New York superhero must recover his sense of responsibility while confronting a brilliant scientist transformed into a tentacled villain.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/441

## Facts

- Runtime: 127 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Director: Sam Raimi
- Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Donna Murphy, Daniel Gillies
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316654/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: earnest, witty, romantic, action movie night, comic book marathon

## Synopsis

A hero's struggle against his own limitations leads to an epic confrontation with evil.

## Movies like Spider-Man 2

- [The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/69207)
- [Spider-Man (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/440)
- [Iron Man (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/1157)
- [Spider-Man 3 (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/442)
- [Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/67928)
- [Captain America: Civil War (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/158630)
- [Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/397572)
- [Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/248686)
- [Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/248472)
- [Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/248418)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt