All 14 Sony Spider-Man and Spider-Verse movies ranked from worst to best

From the streets of Queens to the multiverse and beyond, the Sony Spider-Man and Spider-Verse movies have given us thrills, chills, and more than a few surprises over the course of the last 20+ years since the very first Spider-Man movie from Sony hit the big screens in 2002.

With not one, not two, but three unique incarnations of everyone's favorite wall-crawler having graced the big screen since Sony inked its deal with Marvel to bring Spider-Man to the big screen, there's been something for every Spidey fan to sink their teeth into. Of course, the three Spider-Man franchises are just one part of the bigger picture Sony has been crafting.

From groundbreaking animated adventures that redefine what it means to be a superhero movie to hit-and-miss live-action outings featuring side characters like Venom, Morbius, and Madame Web, Sony has been hard at work for years in turning out Spider-Verse films with 14 films released so far and even more on the way.

Of these 14 movies, there have been both wins and losses and it it more than fair to say that not every movie Sony has released has been as strong as others. But the question remains, what has been Sony's crowning achievment and which movies marked its biggest misses?

Grab your web shooters and get ready to revisit the highs, the lows, and everything in between as we're about to start swinging through all 14 films to take a look at the lowest lows and the highest of highs to rank all 14 movies from worst to best!

Spider-Man Movies in Order of Release

As we begin our journey looking back at the 14 Spider-Man films Sony has released over the years, let's start with a quick recap of the films that make up the Spider-Verse (so far!).

14. Morbius

Morbius tells the origin story of biochemist Michael Morbius who sets out on a quest to find a cure for the rare blood disease that is quickly killing him. In his search for a cure, Morbius inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism.

Before Morbius even hit theaters, there was a lack of excitement about the film maybe because it starred Jared Leto who had previously let us down in the DC Universe when he took on the role of the Joker. Sadly, Morbius was not exactly a redeeming role for Leto who perhaps should walk away from the superhero genre by now.

The movie's biggest issue is its pacing. It's all over the place. One minute, we're getting some half-baked origin story, and the next, we're thrown into some action sequence that feels totally disconnected. It's like they're trying to cram too much into one movie without giving anything the attention it deserves.

Overall, Morbius just feels like a missed opportunity. With Marvel setting the bar so high, this movie falls painfully short and showcases how Sony has still not yet managed to master the art of bringing a lesser-known hero to the big screen in a successful standalone feature.

13. Madame Web

Madame Web introduces audiences to one of Spider-Man's comic allies in an unexpected twist to the origin story of the hero most know. The film follows paramedic Cassandra Webb whose life is changed after she develops clairvoyant abilities following a near-death experience. While still struggling to come to grips with the abilities she is developing, Cassie must face revelations about her past that will shape her future while helping to safeguard three young women destined for greatness from a deadly adversary who wants to kill them before they have the chance to kill him in the future.

On paper, Madame Web should have been a slam dunk and there are definitely some fun moments in the film; however, as a whole, Madame Web falls short of glory. I appreciate the film's unique approach to the title character's origin story but as an origin movie, it lacked originality and didn't exactly deliver a worthy payoff to our time.

There was a lot of talking and not much doing in the film, with the action sequences being a bit predictable and uninspired and the plot feeling incredibly disjointed in many places. This was supposed to be Madame Web's origin story, but we spent most of the movie wondering how the three Spider-Women she was protecting would become the heroes the film teased in its opening.

This movie felt like it was trying too hard to set up future films but the sad part is that in doing so, Sony failed the characters it was looking to set up for success.

12. Venom: Let There Be Carnage

In this sequel to 2018's Venom, Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock who is doing his best to relaunch his career which he hopes to do so by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kassidy. When Cletus takes a literal bite out of Eddie, he ends up absorbing part of the Venom symbiote giving birth to Carnage in the process.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage was quite the rollercoaster ride, one that was full of ups and downs. On the high side, the dynamic between Eddie and Venom was just as quirky and entertaining as ever. Their banter provided some real laughs and kept the energy up throughout the movie reminding us how perfect Hardy is in the title character.

Woody Harrelson's portrayal of Cletus Kasady/Carnage brought a whole new level of chaos and intensity to the mix, with some chilling moments but if I'm being honest Carnage felt a bit... underwhelming.

We were all hyped up for this big, bad symbiote showdown, but it kind of fell short with the character development for Carnage feeling rushed, and the stakes didn't quite hit home like they should've. We had a perfect setup but the movie didn't quite stick the landing. Still, it's a fun ride just not quite as fun as the first film was.

11. Spider-Man 3

In the final chapter of Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man trilogy, everything seems to be going right for Peter and M.J. ... that is until Peter's Spider-Man suit turns black, a transformation that brings about many changes. Suddenly, Peter is more powerful than ever before but the change to his suit also brings out an unexpected darkness. Peter must find a way not only to overcome the darkness the suit has brought out but also to take down two new threats in Sandman and Venom.

Closing out Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, Spider-Man 3 failed to live up to its two predecessors and was by far the weakest film Raimi gifted us.

In the closing chapter, they simply threw too much into the pot. There were too many villains including the severely underdeveloped Sandman and poor Peter Parker seemed lost in the chaos. Emo Peter dancing? Sure it might be an iconic meme now, but come on, that's not our friendly neighborhood Spidey! Spider-Man 3 lacked the heart and focus that made the first two films so great and it lacked the seamless stream of storytelling the other films delivered.

It's a shame that the franchise ended on such a low note, but at least Spider-Man: No Way Home gave the franchise the redemption it needed.

10. The Amazing Spider-Man 2

In the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man, we get to see Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker embracing his role as Spider-Man and juggling being a hero with his relationship with Gwen Stacy... and boy the universe is throwing everything it has at him.

While the film's central villain is Jamie Foxx's Electro, the movie also tosses in a new Green Goblin as well as Rhino... which is honestly part of its shortcoming. They tried to set up multiple villains and storylines, and it felt a bit messy. In trying to bring all of these villains into the mix, some of the character development felt rushed, especially with Electro and the Green Goblin.

That doesn't mean their presence was all bad as the movie did give us some amazing moments with the villains including a few stunning action sequences. This includes one scene that brought us arguably the most heartbreaking moment in the entire Spider-Verse franchise: the death of Gwen Stacy.

Gwen's death in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was undoubtedly the movie's most impactful moment. It was a pivotal scene that left a lasting impression on viewers. Garfield portrayed Peter's grief and guilt with raw emotion, showcasing the depth of his character's love for Gwen.

As a whole, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 missed the mark in the eyes of many, but for me, Garfield's Spider-Man will always be underrated as will the sequel which took some big swings and wasn't as bad as many make it out to be.

9. Spider-Man: Far From Home

Picking up after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home sees the action. moving overseas as Peter Parker jets off on a European adventure with his classmates and attempts to regain some semblance of normal life after the loss of his mentor, Tony Stark. Of course, this being a Spider-Man movie we can't have Peter on the sidelines taking a vacation!

The movie finds Nick Fury recruiting Peter for help stopping a group of four elemental creatures who have seemingly emerged from a torn hole in the universe. Along the way, Peter finds an unlikely ally in Mysterio.. well that is until Peter learns the truth about Mysterio, and his life is forever changed.

This movie had a daunting task as the first MCU film to be released after Endgame. While the movie was another incredible installment in Tom Holland's Spider-Man franchise, it lacked the same magic of the character's first standalone film.

While we expected that the film would deal with Peter's grief over the loss of Tony, it felt almost like a step backward for our web-slinging hero who lost his confidence and couldn't even see through Mysterio's facade until it was too late. This is by no means a bad Spider-Man movie, it's just an underwhelming one that failed to do Peter justice and failed to make the most of its splashy European backdrop.

8. Venom

In 2018, Sony decided to roll the dice on one of Spider-Man's most iconic characters with a standalone film centering on antihero Venom. The origin story finds journalist Eddie Brock attempting to take down Dr. Carlton Drake after discovering his human experiments. During his investigation, Eddie finds his life changed forever when the symbiote known as Venom makes Eddie his host, granting him superhuman abilities.

The best part of Venom is without a doubt Venom and Eddie's dynamic which is off the charts! They're this odd couple, but it totally works. Venom's this snarky alien with a wild sense of humor, and Eddie's just trying to keep up. Their banter? Hilarious and kind of heartwarming which is not something I'd ever thought I'd have said about Venom before this movie.

Venom captivates audiences with its exhilarating blend of humor and action, making it a thrilling superhero movie unlike anything we had seen from Sony before. The seamless integration of comedy and intense action sequences keeps viewers engaged throughout. The film's perfect balance between light-hearted moments and adrenaline-pumping scenes creates an amazing superhero feature that is totally underrated by many.

It's movies like Venom that give us hope for Sony's Spider-Verse live-action franchise and has us wanting more movies like it.

7. The Amazing Spider-Man

When Sony announced it was going to be rebooting the Spider-Man franchise just a few short years after Spider-Man 3 brought an end to Tobey Maguire's trilogy, fans were shocked. Truth be told, I'm convinced many didn't even give Andrew Garfield a fair chance because of this very fact which is a real shame.

The Amazing Spider-Man introduced us to Garfield's Peter Parker, a teen trying to figure out who he is and just trying to get through high school where his biggest struggle was to survive and process his feelings for his first crush, Gwen Stacy. This Peter is also struggling with being abandoned by his parents, which leads him to a journey for answers after he discovers a briefcase that belonged to his father. This journey leads him to Oscorp where he is bitten by the radioactive spider turning him into Spider-Man.

Andrew Garfield often gets overlooked, but man, he brought something special to the role. The way he captured Peter Parker's wit and vulnerability was just spot-on. The Amazing Spider-Man movies are underrated gems! Sure, they might not have had the same hype as some of the others, but they had heart. The chemistry between Garfield and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy was electric and elevated the films, bringing so much heart and humor via their sweet dynamic.

The Amazing Spider-Man deserves more love than some give it and if you're one of those who has written the movie off, maybe it's time you check it out again!

6. Spider-Man: Homecoming

Fresh off his MCU debut and brush with the Avengers, Peter Parker heads back home where he begins to embrace his newfound superhero alter ego. With his new mentor, Tony Stark, keeping a watchful eye on him, Peter is eager to prove to himself and to the world that he's more than just a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. He gets that opportunity when Vulture emerges ready to threaten everything that Peter values.

Spider-Man: Homecoming was truly such a breath of fresh air to the Sony Spider-Man movies. Instead of rehashing an origin story we all know and have seen countless times before, Marvel and Sony jump right to showcasing a Peter who is struggling to prove himself as a hero while also trying to survive high school.

This is a Spider-Man movie that doesn't try to forget that Spider-Man is basically a kid, but rather embraces those qualities in the character. We get to see Peter struggling with things like impressing his crush and navigating the crazy world that is high school.

Tom Holland's Peter Parker is endearing and relatable, he's an underdog we can't help ourselves from rooting for. The same sentiment applies to Zenday’s MJ and Jacob Batalon’s Ned. Oh, and let's not forget how amazing the film's villain twist was in literally having Peter's worlds collide when it was revealed that Vulture also happened to be the father of Peter's crush, Liz.

As a whole, Spider-Man: Homecoming was an incredible formal introduction for Spider-Man in the MCU and established Tom Holland's Spider-Man as a top-tier hero within the MCU.

5. Spider-Man

As superhero movies began growing in popularity at the box office, Sony entered the mix by bringing everyone's favorite web-slinger to the big screen for the first time in a live-action film. Enter Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker in an origin story that was everything fans could have asked for and more.

While some complained that he was too old, Maguire totally owned that role, bringing Spidey to life in a way that felt genuine and remains one of the greatest superhero performances we've ever seen. Maguire was brilliant in the role as were his costars, particularly Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, and J.K. Simmons as Mary Jane Watson, Norman Osborne/Green Goblin, and J. Jonah Jameson, respectively.

The strength of the film came in the way in which Sam Raimi embraced the character and delivered a faithful adaptation of the character that audiences had known and loved for years. It stayed faithful to the comics and managed to capture the essence of Peter Parker's journey from awkward teen to web-slinging hero flawlessly.

It was as if Raimi cracked open the comics and brought them to life on the big screen right before our eyes as this was a movie that was so spectacularly crafted with no attention to detail being spared.

4. Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 swings into the scene like a true superhero sequel, capturing the essence of what made the first film great and then cranking it up to eleven. It's like Spidey himself— bigger, bolder, and even more spectacular.

As Spider-Man, we see Peter Parker facing off against one of arguably the greatest villains to ever enter the Sony Spider-Verse: Dr. Otto Octavius played to perfection by Alfred Molina. Doc Ock blames Spider-Man for the accident that killed his wife and he's out for revenge, leading to one of the most visually stunning fight scenes in any Spider-Man movie.

While juggling Spider-Man's battle with Doc Ock, Peter Parker is struggling with many real-life struggles including self-doubt, hiding his secret from those he loves, and watching his true love slipping through his hands due to the double life he leads.

This movie isn't just about flashy action scenes (although there are plenty of them within the film), it's about Peter Parker's struggle with the responsibilities of being a hero and a regular guy. The character development is spot-on, the villains are compelling, and the emotional depth hits you right in the feels. It's the kind of sequel that leaves you pumped up and craving for more web-slinging adventures. It's just too bad the third film in the Sam Raimi trilogy didn't live up to the success of the second film which was a true masterclass.

3.Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

When it comes to sequels, we've come to accept that more often than not they're unable to live up to or exceed their predecessor. With Across the Spider-Verse, the movie had an incredibly high bar to clear as the follow-up to 2018's Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, yet somehow it managed to defy expectations to deliver one of the greatest sequels we've ever seen.

In the film, Miles Morales returns for an epic adventure that finds Brooklyn's web-slinging hero traveling across the Multiverse to team up with Gwen Stacy and a slew of new Spider-People as they team up to stop a villain more powerful than anything they've encountered before.

Across the Spider-Verse is full of amazing easter eggs for Spider-Man fans and features an incredible and diverse ensemble of Spider-People, each of whom brings something unique and amazing to the table. However, the strength of the film is its heart. We get to dive deeper into the relationship between not only Miles and Gwen but with their families as well, showcasing their unique struggles and putting family first in the narrative.

The sequel manages to somehow improve upon the stunning visuals of the first film, building new worlds within the Spider-Verse which each pair with their unique Spider-People. And that ending!? Some might be annoyed with the cliffhanger ending, but that was part of the film's brilliance. It quite literally left us wanting more and surprised audiences by not tying up all of its stories with a nice little bow.

2. Spider-Man: No Way Home

This was a film nearly 20 years in the making and is truly the pinnacle of live-action Spider-Man movies.

For the first time ever in Spider-Man's cinematic history, his identity is revealed to the world, turning his world upside down and putting those he loves in serious danger. Hoping to put the genie back in the bottle, Peter turns to Doctor Strange for help in making the world forget is secret; however, the spell does not go according to plan and ends up tearing a hole in the multiverse.

This paves the way for the ultimate crossover adventure as Sony's three live-action Spider-Men come together for the first time to face villains from the many films in the Spider-Verse franchise. It's like a family reunion for fans, with beloved faces from different Spider-Man universes coming together -- characters we never thought we'd get the chance to see ever again on the big screen, let alone together side by side.

The strength of the movie lies in the sheer joy that came from seeing these characters interact together and the clever nods to past films. I'm still not over Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man saving MJ in what was arguably one of the film's greatest callbacks and Garfield's performance in the scene was perfection, the emotion on his face speaking volumes.

The conversations between the different Spider-Men as well as the villains from the unique worlds added depth and humor, making it not just a superhero epic but a heartfelt celebration of Spider-Man's enduring legacy.

1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Less than a decade after making his debut in the pages of Marvel Comics, Miles Morales made his big screen debut in Sony's Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

The film tells the origin story of Brooklyn teen Miles Morales who must stop Kingpin from breaking the fabric of reality and must take the place of his universe's Spider-Man after Peter Parker is killed by Kingpin and Miles is bitten by a radioactive spider that gives him his superhuman abilities. Thanks to Kingpin's Super Collider malfunctioning with Spider-Man's DNA in the beams, a wave of Spider-People from across the Spider-Verse are brought together to accompany Miles on his mission and help him find his footing as New York's newest heroes.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is like nothing we'd ever seen before! It's like comic book pages come to life through streams of vibrant colors and dynamic action sequences. Seriously, it's a feast for the eyes and it is the most visually stunning film to have ever graced the big screen. But it's not just the visuals that make it shine.

The story is top-notch, introducing us to different versions of Spider-Man from across the multiverse and finally bringing Miles Morales to the big screen. Finally, we had a Spider-Man who represented diversity and inclusion in a genre often dominated by one perspective. Miles brought a new dimension to the Spider-Man legacy, inspiring countless individuals who longed to see themselves reflected in their heroes.

It's fresh, it's fun, and it's packed with heart. Trust me, if you're a Spidey fan, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is an absolute must-watch and is by Sony's greatest achievement!