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Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Enter the Multiverse.

2021148 minPG-13Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Director
Jon Watts
Starring
Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon

Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

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Where can I watch Spider-Man: No Way Home?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Spider-Man: No Way Home streaming on Disney+ and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Spider-Man: No Way Home?

Spider-Man: No Way Home earns 8 badges, led by Top 1% in Action and Top 5% of films.

  • Rank
  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office
  • Cast

Reception

Is Spider-Man: No Way Home worth watching?

Spider-Man: No Way Home's Midcredits score is the 98th percentile of all films, from 5.3M ratings across 6 sources. 88% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

98th percentile

Better received than 98% of films

99th percentile among Action98th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)97th
Approval (how many liked it)97th

80 /100

97th percentile of all films

99th percentile among Action96th percentile among 2020s

Critics 71 · Audience 81

Audiences liked it more than critics did.

Rating distribution

Ratings pile up at 9–10 with almost no detractors — near-universal love.

88% liked it

97th percentile of all films

98th percentile among Action96th percentile among 2020s
88% rated it 7–1012% rated it 1–6

Awards

0 Oscars won · 1 Oscar noms · 32 wins / 64 noms overall

  • NominatedAcademy Awards· Best Achievement in Visual Effects

92nd percentile

5.3M ratings across platforms

85th percentile among Action93rd percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26

Box office

Budget$200M
Opening weekend$260M
Domestic gross$815M
Worldwide gross$1.9B

Returned 9.6× its budget — 99th percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

A multiverse crossover spectacle packed with fan service and callbacks to previous Spider-Man films.

Fans praised

  • Emotionally resonant with genuine stakes and heartbreak
  • Nostalgic celebration of Spider-Man legacy with earned fan service
  • Strong performances by Tom Holland, Willem Dafoe, and returning cast

Detractors panned

  • Lazy, contrived plot driven by Peter's irrational decisions
  • Overstuffed with cameos at expense of coherent storytelling
  • Inconsistent tone with jarring tonal shifts between comedy and drama

What stands out

ActingDivisive82

Holland's strongest outing; Dafoe's menacing Goblin; Garfield/Maguire slip back naturally

Emotional impactDivisive75

Aunt May's death and Peter's loss resonate strongly with fans; detractors find it manipulative

Effects and spectacleDivisive75

Impressive action choreography and CGI set pieces, but some weak digital moments

EndingDivisive68

Bittersweet conclusion resets Peter's life; satisfying closure for fans, feels unearned to detractors

CharactersDivisive62

Redeems Holland's Peter with real growth; villains underutilized beyond Dafoe and Molina

DialogueDivisive55

Witty exchanges balanced with cringey fan-service callbacks and forced humor

HumorDivisive50

Frequent one-liners and meta references; detractors find them distracting and tone-deaf

Plot and storyDivisive40

Fragile premise hinges on Peter's recklessness; convenient multiverse contrivances

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men even
  • Under-30s vs over-30s 1 point apart
  • Critics vs users even
  • US vs non-US even

Watch experience

What is Spider-Man: No Way Home like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Big and sweeping: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready for heavy feelings, and you want to be swept up in something big.

It is intense, never lets up and leaves you bittersweet. Skip it when you want an easy night.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Room for heavy feelings.

What it feels like

Big and sweeping.

Moods
TenseMelancholicCathartic
Heaviest: throughout
Wry humor: Amused and slightly dry about it.
Register
Adventurous · 11% of filmsMelodramatic · 9% of films: Heightened emotion, played large.Warm
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film plays its dramatic moments and character losses straight while allowing humor in character banter and fan-service callbacks, maintaining a sincere stance.
The rideThe film maintains high tension from the public exposure and villain threats, with a melancholic undercurrent and a cathartic release in the final sacrifice.
StructureThe story follows a conventional beginning-middle-end structure, from Peter's identity reveal through the multiverse crisis to the sacrificial resolution.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Bittersweet.

BittersweetHopeful
Why it leaves you this wayThe film ends with Peter alone but choosing to carry on as Spider-Man, a bittersweet but hopeful resolution.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).QuestMission
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10% (this title): Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% (this title) · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Quest: A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles. · Mission: Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).

10% of films fit this archetype

Why this archetypePeter Parker's mission to restore his secret identity and cure the multiversal villains drives the narrative, with the multiverse as the central premise.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfSacrificeMorality
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% (this title) · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16% (this title): Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% (this title) · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% (this title) · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Morality

Sacrifice · 4% of filmsIdentity · 14% of filmsRedemption · 6% of films: Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Cosmic stakes: Consequences reach beyond the world.Single lead
How it treats its themePeter surrenders his relationships and personal history to save the multiverse, choosing the good of others over his own happiness.
StanceThe film celebrates sacrifice and selflessness as the highest virtues, embodied in Peter's choice to lose everyone for the greater good.

The world

Near futureUrbanInstitutionalScience fiction
Orchestral modernForeground music · original score · Michael Giacchino
SettingNew York City in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Peter Parker's identity is publicly revealed.
MusicThe score reworks familiar Spider-Man and Doctor Strange themes while introducing a melancholic motif for Peter's final choice.

Content guide

Is Spider-Man: No Way Home okay for kids?

PG-13

Spider-Man: No Way Home is rated PG-13: “Rated PG-13 for sequences of action/violence, some language and brief suggestive comments” (MPAA). As of October 5, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at moderate (57/100), sexual content at minimal (14/100), language at mild (34/100), drug and alcohol content at minimal (6/100) and frightening material at moderate (58/100). Overall it is heavier than 53% of PG-13-rated films.

Ratings in 41 other countries
  • UK12A
  • AustraliaM
  • Germany12
  • France12
  • Ireland12A
  • New ZealandM
  • JapanG
  • South Korea12
  • Brazil12
  • Argentina+13
  • Belgium14
  • BGC
  • Czechia12+
  • Denmark11
  • FinlandK-12
  • GreeceΚ-12
  • Hong KongIIA
  • Hungary12
  • IDSU
  • IndiaUA
  • Israel8+
  • ItalyT
  • LTN-13
  • MexicoB
  • Netherlands12
  • PEAPT
  • PhilippinesR-13
  • Poland16
  • PortugalM/12
  • PRPG-13
  • ROA.P. - 12
  • Russia12+
  • SingaporePG
  • SK12
  • Spain12
  • Sweden11
  • Switzerland16
  • Taiwan0+
  • THG
  • Türkiye13A
  • UA12+
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 33% of all filmsHeavier than 53% of PG-13-rated films
Violence & Gore
Moderate
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 65%
Sex & Nudity
None / Minimal
light for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 19%
Profanity
Mild
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 29%
Alcohol & Drugs
None / Minimal
light for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 6%
Frightening / Intense
Moderate
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 70%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Nothing here is extreme. The strongest element is frightening material, heavier than 70% of PG-13-rated films.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Spider-Man: No Way Home have?

MovieCove's classifier found 2 depicted content warnings in Spider-Man: No Way Home, all withheld here because they would spoil the plot. Each is backed by a verbatim quote from the parents' guide notes; a missing warning is not a guarantee of absence.

Cast and crew

Who is in Spider-Man: No Way Home?

Cast

6 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Tom Holland
as Peter Parker
Career best: Their highest-reaching film role by billing, audience size and rating.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Zendaya
as MJ
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Doctor Strange
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Jacob Batalon
as Ned Leeds
Career best: Their highest-reaching film role by billing, audience size and rating.
Jon Favreau
as Happy Hogan
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Jamie Foxx
as Max Dillon
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Willem Dafoe
as Norman Osborn
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Alfred Molina
as Dr. Otto Octavius
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Benedict Wong
as Wong
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Tony Revolori
as Flash Thompson

Crew

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Movies like Spider-Man: No Way Home include Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) and Venom: The Last Dance (2024). Of the 12 closest matches, two are films written by Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna, and all are superhero films.

Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

8 of these 12 share its world: New York. Those cards say what else they share.

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