The film explores the multiverse, meaning that it features characters from previous Spider-Man films, including Willem Dafoe as The Green Goblin, and Jamie Foxx as Electro. Therefore, if you want to fully understand what’s going on in the film, you really need to have already watched the previous Spider-Man flicks. Here, we explain which films you need to watch, what order to watch them in and all the places you can currently stream them in the UK and US. You can find out when Spider-Man: No Way Home is releasing on streaming services and DVD/Blu-ray and check out our post-credits scene guide to the new film. We also have a similar guide for watching the Batman films.
How to watch the Spider-Man films in order
Spider-Man: No Way Home explores stories across three different film universes. It begins with the Tobey Maguire trilogy directed by Sam Raimi, is followed by the Andrew Garfield series directed by Marc Webb and then moves to the Tom Holland trilogy directed by Jon Watts. It doesn’t really matter in what order you watch each of those series, but it is important to watch Spider-Man: No Way Home last. Otherwise many of the characters and plots that are referenced won’t make any sense. We’ve included the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in this list. It’s not essential viewing for No Way Home, but it does explore the concept of the multiverse – and it’s also a brilliant movie. Here’s the list of Spider-Man movies, the year they were released (or are due to be released), and the order to watch them.
Tobey Maguire trilogy (Raimiverse)
Spider-Man (2002)Spider-Man 2 (2004)Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Andrew Garfield series (Webbverse)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Tom Holland trilogy (MCU)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Into the Spider-Verse films (Animated)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part One (releasing in cinemas on 2 June 2023)Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part Two (releasing in cinemas on 29 March 2024)
Where to stream and watch the Spider-Man films
Now you know the order, here’s where you can currently watch the Spider-Man movies and all the films in the additional viewing section below. Streaming services change their libraries regularly and sometimes movies can get pulled unexpectedly. But the information below was correct at the time of writing. If you can’t find a particular movie, you can visit JustWatch and search for the film you’re looking for to see where it’s available to stream.
UK
Spider-Man – NowSpider-Man 2 – NowSpider-Man 3 – NowThe Amazing Spider-Man – NowThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Disney+Spider-Man: Homecoming – Disney+, BBC iPlayerSpider-Man: Far From Home – Disney+, BBC iPlayerSpider-Man: No Way Home – NowSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Disney+Captain America: Civil War – Disney+Avengers: Infinity War – Disney+Avengers Endgame – Disney+Venom – Disney+Venom: Let There Be Carnage – Now
USA
Spider-Man – Netflix and HuluSpider-Man 2 – Netflix and HuluSpider-Man 3 – Netflix and HuluThe Amazing Spider-Man – Direct TV, Sling, TNT, TBS, tru TV and Spectrum on DemandThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Starz, Fubo TV, FX Now, Direct TV and Spectrum on DemandSpider-Man: Homecoming – Starz, FX Now, Direct TV and Spectrum on DemandSpider-Man: Far From Home – Starz, Fubo TV, FX Now and Spectrum on DemandSpider-Man: No Way Home – Starz, Direct TVSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Fubo TV, FX Now, Direct TV and Spectrum on DemandCaptain America: Civil War – Disney+Avengers: Infinity War – Disney+, Direct TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV and Spectrum on DemandAvengers Endgame – Disney+, Direct TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV and Spectrum on DemandVenom – StarzVenom: Let There Be Carnage – Starz
Additional viewing for Spider-Man
Though these aren’t standalone Spidey films, they do provide additional context about Peter Parker, and expand on the universe that his character is from. Firstly, there are the MCU films which feature Tom Holland as Peter Parker. His character is first introduced into the MCU in Captain America: Civil War, and he also features in two Avengers films. Here’s what these films are, and where there fit into his overall story arc:
Captain America: Civil War (2016) – Watch before Spider-Man: HomecomingAvengers: Infinity War (2018) – Watch before Spider-Man: Far From HomeAvengers: Endgame (2019) – Watch before Spider-Man: Far From Home
Then there’s Sony’s universe, which includes characters from the Spider-Man comics. However, this is a separate universe from Marvel’s. Again, they’re not essential viewing, but they do take inspiration from the original comics.
Venom (2018)Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)Morbius (releasing in cinemas on 1 April 2022)
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Hannah Cowton is a Senior Staff Writer at Tech Advisor and Macworld, working across entertainment, consumer technology and lifestyle. Her interests and specialities lie in streaming services, film and television reviews and rumours, gaming, wearables and smart home products. She’s also the creator of The London Geek, a geek culture and lifestyle blog.
