Spider-Man: Brand New Day vs The 5th Wave

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5.9/10 for The 5th Wave). The 5th Wave is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 25m. The 5th Wave is the older of the two (2016 against 2026). Both are action, adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day posterSpider-Man: Brand New Day2026 VS The 5th Wave posterThe 5th Wave2016
Spider-Man: Brand New DayThe 5th Wave
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 5.9/10
Year20262016
Length2h 25m1h 52m
GenresAction, Adventure, Science FictionAction, Adventure, Science Fiction
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonJ Blakeson
Main castTom Holland, Zendaya, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Bernthal, Jacob BatalonNadji Jeter, Ron Livingston, Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, Matthew Zuk

Synopsis

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.

The 5th Wave

16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

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