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Spider-Man 2 (2004)

After defeating the Green Goblin, Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man struggles with self-doubt in both his superhero career and his personal life. But when Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus threatens Peter Parker's loved ones, the web-crawler must stay true to his heroic purpose and don the mask once again in this second installment of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.

Spider-Man 2
PG-13
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure

Director
Sam Raimi
Release Date
June 30, 2004
Studio(s)
Sony
Distributor(s)
Sony
Cast
Donna Murphy , Alfred Molina , Tobey Maguire , James Franco , Rosemary Harris , Kirsten Dunst
Writers
Alvin Sargent
Runtime
127 minutes
Franchise(s)
Spider-Man
prequel(s)
spider-man
Budget
$200 million
Sequel
Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man 2

Summary

After defeating the Green Goblin, Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man struggles with self-doubt in both his superhero career and his personal life. But when Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus threatens Peter Parker's loved ones, the web-crawler must stay true to his heroic purpose and don the mask once again in this second installment of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.

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