In which 2002 movie did Tobey Maguire played the character Peter Parker?

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In the 2002 movie Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire played Peter Parker.

Directed by Sam Raimi, Spider-Man follows Peter Parker, a quiet New York high-school student who gains extraordinary abilities after being bitten by a genetically engineered spider. He adopts the identity of Spider-Man and uses his powers to fight crime while trying to protect the people around him.

The film also stars Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, James Franco as Harry Osborn and Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn, who becomes the Green Goblin. Peter's story is shaped by the death of his Uncle Ben and the lesson that great power brings great responsibility.

The title can cause confusion because the film is simply called Spider-Man, while its follow-up is Spider-Man 2, released in 2004. Maguire returned as Peter Parker in both sequels and later appeared as the same version of the character in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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