Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse vs The Shrinking Man
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.9/10 for The Shrinking Man). The Shrinking Man is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 20m. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Shrinking Man| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | The Shrinking Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction | Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson | Jan Kounen |
| Main cast | Shea Whigham, Oscar Isaac, Brian Tyree Henry, Issa Rae, Hailee Steinfeld | Marie-Josée Croze, Jean Dujardin, Miranda Raison, Salim Talbi, Daphné Richard |
Synopsis
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.
The Shrinking Man
Paul, is an ordinary man who divides his life between his shipbuilding company, his wife Elise and their daughter Mia. During a sea trip, Paul finds himself confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological phenomenon. From then on, Paul shrinks inexorably, without science being able to explain why or be of any help to him. When, by accident, he finds himself a prisoner in his own cellar, and while he is only a few centimeters tall, he will…
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