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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
- 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
- Sequel(s)
- Spider-Man 3 , The Amazing Spider-Man , The Amazing Spider-Man 2 , Captain America: Civil War , Spider-Man: Homecoming , Venom: Let There Be Carnage , Venom: The Last Dance
- 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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