2012 vs Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.9/10 for 2012). Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 2h 38m. 2012 is the older of the two (2009 against 2023). Both are action, adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

2012 poster20122009 VS Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse posterSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023
2012Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 8.3/10
Year20092023
Length2h 38m2h 20m
GenresAction, Adventure, Science FictionAction, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction
Country–United States of America
DirectorRoland EmmerichJoaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson
Main castThandiwe Newton, Liam James, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Tom McCarthyShea Whigham, Oscar Isaac, Brian Tyree Henry, Issa Rae, Hailee Steinfeld

Synopsis

2012

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same…

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.

Where to watch

Where to watch 2012Where to watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

More like 2012 · More like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · Compare other titles