Master Rank #518

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2026

GCML Total8.3640% Greatness · 40% Engagement · 20% Ease

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

CastTom Holland · Zendaya · Sadie Sink · Jon Bernthal · Mark Ruffalo

USAEnglishAction / Adventure145 minPG-13
IMDb Top 250Narrative FeatureBrisk pace
Original poster artwork · Great Cinema Master List

Spoiler-free premise

Peter Parker tries to build an independent life while continuing to protect New York as Spider-Man.

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With the world no longer remembering Peter Parker, he protects New York anonymously while trying to construct an adult life without former relationships. A powerful street-level threat emerges as changes in his abilities complicate the independence he sought.

Why it belongs

Spider-Man: Brand New Day returns Spider-Man to street-level consequence, employing New York geography and Holland's maturity to make anonymity both freedom and loss.

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Apartment routines, neighborhood rescues, practical city locations, close combat, changing powers, and Peter's absence from former friends' lives give the reset tangible cost. Tom Holland plays competence alongside self-imposed isolation.

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