After Earth vs Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.2/10 for After Earth). After Earth is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 20m. After Earth is the older of the two (2013 against 2023). Both are action, adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

After Earth posterAfter Earth2013 VS Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse posterSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023
After EarthSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Audience score★ 5.2/10★ 8.3/10
Year20132023
Length1h 40m2h 20m
GenresAction, Adventure, Science FictionAction, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction
Country–United States of America
DirectorM. Night ShyamalanJoaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson
Main castKristofer Hivju, Diego Klattenhoff, Glenn Morshower, David Denman, Will SmithShea Whigham, Oscar Isaac, Brian Tyree Henry, Issa Rae, Hailee Steinfeld

Synopsis

After Earth

One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across…

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

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