‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Just Landed An IMDb Score That Puts Half The MCU To Shame
Tom Holland’s run as the friendly neighborhood web slinger has always lived and died by audience goodwill, and that goodwill has rarely wavered since he first swung into the role. Holland’s latest solo outing marks his fourth turn as Peter Parker and his first since 2021’s No Way Home, which grossed almost two billion dollars worldwide and earned a 93 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes from 429 reviews. That kind of legacy leaves enormous shoes to fill.
‘Spider-Man Brand New Day’ picks up the story years later, with Peter still carrying the weight of a sacrifice nobody else remembers. The film finds Parker living alone in New York, throwing himself into life as Spider-Man while grappling with the loss of MJ and Ned, who no longer know who he is, before getting pulled into a new conflict involving the Department of Damage Control. The cast rounds out with Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo, with the film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton from a script by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers and Justin Kuritzkes.
Now that the film has actually hit screens, the numbers are rolling in, and they are staggering. A screenshot circulating online shows the movie’s official IMDb ratings page sitting at an 8.2 out of 10 based on 9.6K votes, a figure that would place it among the best reviewed Spider-Man films in the franchise’s history.
Critics have been just as enthusiastic. The film has received a 92 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the best reviewed MCU movie in five years, with critics praising its return to web slinging basics and its personal emotional stakes. Reviewers have gone as far as calling it the best ‘Spider-Man’ movie in over two decades, a remarkable claim for a franchise now a quarter century deep.
Not every reaction has been glowing, and that nuance is worth noting. A handful of critics have expressed reservations, with some arguing the film piles on more problems than it resolves for its hero. Still, the overwhelming consensus points to a Spider-Man movie that struck a chord.
Some of that emotional resonance seems intentional on the director’s part. Speaking in an interview with ScreenRant, Cretton explained that Peter Parker’s isolation was central to what drew him to the project, describing the character as someone who is imperfect and clumsy with his words but always trying to do the right thing, and noting that this version of Peter feels disconnected despite living in the middle of a city of millions.
That mix of heart and spectacle appears to be exactly what audiences responded to, and it explains why fans have been quick to point to the numbers as proof the franchise still has plenty left in the tank. With Holland’s Peter Parker facing an uncertain future after the events of this film, the door is wide open for what comes next.
Does an 8.2 IMDb score feel earned for ‘Spider-Man Brand New Day’, or do you think Peter’s loneliest chapter yet still has room to grow on you?
