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GenreAction, Adventure & Sci-Fi
RatedPG-13
Runtime2 hr 13 mins
ReleasedJuly 7, 2017
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DirectorJon Watts
StarringTom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau
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| Spider-Man: Homecoming's Details | |
| Genre | Action, Adventure & Sci-Fi |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Released | 06/28/2017 (TCL Chinese Theatre); 07/07/2017 (United States) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 2 hr 13 mins |
| Budget | Not reported |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Based On | Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming's Interests | |
| General | Decathlon practice, Queens bodegas, Lego Death Stars, suit upgrades, the Staten Island Ferry. |
| Music | Michael Giacchino. The old 1967 cartoon theme gets an orchestral glow-up over the opening logo. |
| Movies | Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). It literally plays on a TV during a backyard chase. |
| Television | Ms. Marvel. Another Marvel teen who would absolutely double-text an Avenger. |
| Heroes | Ned. Guy in the chair, best friend, keeper of every secret. |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming's Crew | |
| Director | Jon Watts |
| Writers | Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jonathan Goldstein (story), John Francis Daley (story) |
| Producers | Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal |
| Cinematography | Salvatore Totino |
| Music | Michael Giacchino |
| Edited By | Dan Lebental, Debbie Berman |
| Production | Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, Pascal Pictures |
| Distributed By | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Homecoming is a John Hughes movie where the kid in detention can stick to the ceiling, and it’s at its best when it remembers that. The problem is the suit. Tony Stark built Peter a high-tech onesie with a chatty AI and a training wheels setting, so half the fun of being Spider-Man arrives in a box with a Stark logo on it. A kid from Queens should win with duct tape and guts, and the best scenes are the ones where he does. Michael Keaton fixes a lot. His Vulture is a salvage boss who got squeezed out by rich people, and he plays it so calm and so reasonable that you catch yourself nodding along. Tom Holland is the first Peter who actually feels fifteen, all nerves and overconfidence, and Jacob Batalon’s Ned is the best sidekick in the franchise. A 7.8 because it’s charming and funny but always a little too supervised. $568 says you call yourself the guy in the chair the next time you help a friend move.
What works: Michael Keaton’s grounded, reasonable Vulture and a Tom Holland performance that finally makes Peter feel like an actual teenager.
What doesn’t: The Stark tech suit and constant Iron Man babysitting make Peter feel less self-made than any Spider-Man should.
Who it’s for: Fans of high school comedies who want a superhero movie with homework, crushes and a curfew.
Adrian Toomes turns out to be the father of Liz, Peter’s homecoming date, which makes the car ride to the dance one of the tensest scenes in the MCU. Peter saves Toomes from a burning wreck, turns down an Avengers spot, and Aunt May walks in on him in the suit in the final shot.
Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is fifteen, back in Queens after helping the Avengers in Germany, and desperate to get called up again. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) gave him a slick new suit and a babysitter, Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau), who never texts back. So Peter splits his days between school and his best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon), and his nights between bike thieves and lost tourists. Then he stumbles onto Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton), a salvage boss selling weapons built from leftover alien tech. Jon Watts directs. One hundred thirty-three minutes, one very supervised superhero.
Anyone with a homecoming date and a backpack full of web fluid. Text back, Happy.
| Tom Holland | Peter Parker / Spider-Man |
| Michael Keaton | Adrian Toomes / Vulture |
| Jon Favreau | Happy Hogan |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Pepper Potts |
| Zendaya | Michelle |
| Donald Glover | Aaron Davis |
| Jacob Batalon | Ned |
| Laura Harrier | Liz |
| Tony Revolori | Flash |
| Bokeem Woodbine | Herman Schultz / Shocker |
| Tyne Daly | Anne Marie Hoag |
| Marisa Tomei | May Parker |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark / Iron Man |