THE MULTIVERSE UNLEASHED.

After being exposed as Spider-Man, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) desperately turns to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), hoping he can cast a spell to make people forget his alter ego; unfortunately, the spell opens multiple universes.

The third movie in this series blends heroes and villains from all three cinematic incarnations of Spider-Man, resulting in laughs, thrills and (in the case of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield) tons of charm.

The film benefits from what has always been a strength in Jon Watts’s take on Spider-Man, a realistic understanding of teen life… but it’s also a long movie, with a convoluted story.

2021-U.S. 148 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Jon Watts. Cast: Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-Man), Zendaya (MJ), Benedict Cumberbatch (Stephen Strange), Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Rhys Ifans, J.K. Simmons. Cameo: Tom Hardy.

Trivia: Alternative version runs 13 minutes longer.