Overview
Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must team up with five other Spider-People across the multiverse to stop a threat that imperils all dimensions.
Released in 2018, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman and produced under the Sony Pictures banner. The film occupies a significant place within the Sony Spider-Verse — contributing to the ongoing narrative and mythology of that cinematic universe.
The film features lead performances from Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, among others, anchoring a story that adapts characters first brought to life in Marvel Comics. Its source material gives the film a foundation rooted in decades of published storytelling, which Rothman and the creative team interpret through a cinematic lens.
With an audience rating of 8.4, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is generally praised as a strong entry in the superhero genre — its strengths in storytelling, performance, and production design regularly cited by viewers.
Principal Cast
Trivia & Facts
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse released in 2018, placing it within the 2010s era of comic book cinema — a decade that saw superhero films become the dominant force at the global box office.
Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, the film was produced by Sony Pictures and adapts source material from Marvel Comics.
The principal cast features Shameik Moore and Jake Johnson, with key supporting roles played by Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali.
The film belongs to Sony Spider-Verse — Sony Pictures' Spider-Man adjacent film universe.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse carries an audience rating of 8.4 — a strong critical benchmark that few comic book films have achieved.
The Marvel Comics source material for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has been in continuous publication for decades, giving filmmakers a rich well of storylines, character arcs, and iconography to draw upon.
Modern superhero films like this one use a mix of practical effects and digital VFX, with entire sequences often shot against volume walls or LED stages pioneered by shows like The Mandalorian.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is catalogued on Movies on Comics among our collection of 163 comic book films spanning 48 years of cinema — from Richard Donner's 1978 Superman to the present day.