Spider-Man Trilogy (2002-2007)

Everyone’s favorite neighborhood webslinger leapt to vibrant life in the form of Tobey Maguire in this Sam Raimi-directed trilogy. The first film still stands as the best version of Spider-Man’s origin story to date (even in the face of The Amazing Spider-Man in 2012), and its sequel deepened the personal story of Peter Parker’s struggle between power and responsibility. Spider-Man 3, as infamously over-stuffed as it is, does deliver on a pure spectacle level. Moreover, its conclusion ties up the ongoing storyline that has developed among the characters played by Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco. We’re still waiting for a better big-screen of Venom, but with Tom Holland playing Spidey in Captain America: Civil War, things are looking up for the webhead.