With Tom Holland. The newest Spider-Man brings a fun, youthful energy to the role that has been adored by fans who know how faithful his portrayal is to the comics.
Holland has played Spider-Man in six films so far, but he got his start as a child actor in both indie and mainstream movies. To examine his body of work on Letterboxd, one could easily find some of his best movies. From small roles to title characters, Tom Holland has more than a few highly rated films for fans to check out
The Lost City of Z (2016) - 3.4
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The Lost City of Z is based on the real-life British explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam), who traveled to the Amazon in the early 20th century to find existence of an advanced civilization. Tom Holland stars as Percy's son, who travels with his father until the latter's disappearance.
The film's Letterboxd aggregated score is 3.4/5, and many reviewers of the film offer praise to the casting of the main characters, including Holland. One reason that makes this a film worth watching is that The Lost City of Z was a risky box office endeavor that paid off with a style that makes it feel of the time it is based in.
The Impossible (2012) - 3.5
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One of Roland Emmerich's The Impossible is about the true story of a family vacationing in Thailand who get swept up in a tsunami that separates them and has them fighting for survival. What the title speaks to is that the family, including Holland in his first screen role, finds their way back to one another and lives.
The film's score on Letterboxd is a 3.5/5, and reviewers praised the way the disaster was filmed as well as the performances of both Holland and his on-screen mom, Naomi Watts. This was the film that put Holland on the map as a child actor to watch because of his amazing physical performance working alongside Watts.
Onward (2020) - 3.5
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Pixar and Disney hardly miss when it comes to their animated films, and that includes this film about brothers, Onward, aOnward is about teenage elves Ian (voiced by Holland) and Barley, who embark on a quest so that they can savor one more day with their departed father.
The film's score on Letterboxd is also a 3.5/5, and viewers enjoyed the film because of its pop-culture references and the touching story at its core. Reviewers note that Pixar and Disney always finds a way to make viewers cry, and they succeeded again with Onward.
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) - 3.5
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The second installment in the MCU's Spider-Man trilogy is Spider-Man: Far From Home. The sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming follows Peter Parker and his friends as they travel to Europe on a school trip. There, Peter meets Mysterio while helping Nick Fury figure out why there are creatures running amok.
Although coming in third with a Letterboxd score of 3.5/5 compared to the other two films of the trilogy, Far From Home still ranks high with viewers who praised the film for its casting of Jake Gyllenhaal who has amazing screen chemistry with Holland. Like any Marvel film, Far From Home has incredible visual effects that reviewers were amazed by and also engaging action sequences that had fans in awe.
Locke (2013) - 3.6
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If there were a film that Tom Holland fans haven't seen, it's most likely Locke. The main reason for that is because Holland doesn't actually appear in the film. Instead, he voices the unseen son of Tom Hardy's Ivan Locke, a man who drives from his job to a hospital to witness the birth of his child to a woman he had a one-night stand with.
Locke has a Letterboxd rating of 3.6/5 with many praising the technical difficulty of how the film achieves it's real-time narrative style that involved heavy editing for some long scenes. But it is his emotional connection to his wife and children, including a scene of Ivan having a heartbreaking call with Holland, that cements this film as one of Holland's best for his ability to emote so strongly when he isn't even on the screen.
Captain America: Civil War (2016) - 3.6
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Captain America: Civil War is known as one of the biggest MCU films that doesn't have Avengers in the title, because of how many superheroes are in the movie. Civil War follows all the MCU favorites as they take sides with either Captain America or Iron Man, battling either for government oversight or independence from it.
Civil War has a Letterboxd rating of 3.6/5 with fans lauding the film for its great battle sequences and character development. And fans also love Civil War because it marks the debut of the MCU's Spider-Man, the best new character Captain America: Cival War introduced.
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) - 3.6
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The first of the trilogy, Spider-Man: Homecoming better introduces the world to Holland's Peter Parker. In this film, Spider-Man is tutored by Tony Stark as he balances being a high-school student and also fighting crime in Queens.
Homecoming has a Letterboxd rating of 3.6/5, and reviewers praised the film for how it veered away from the more adult adaptations that were previously provided to fans. Peter Parker became a kid again and fans loved how Holland played the role, especially with how his character forms an emotional bond with Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man.
Avengers: Endgame (2019) - 3.9
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The final film in the Infinity War saga, Avengers: Endgame found all the heroes left behind after Thanos' snap looking to reverse the damage done, including a blipped Peter Parker. This film was the culmination of every MCU movie that came before it with a sprawling cast of superheroes working to undo the devastating end that came before with Avengers: Infinity War.
Endgame has a Letterboxd rating of 3.9/5 and there's a lot of emotion packed into why fans loved this film so much. Reviewers were unanimous with their praise, citing the emotional conclusion of several plot threads bringing back nostalgia for all the films and characters that came before. But it's the tie Tony Stark has with all his allies, including a returned Spider-Man that really sold this film to viewers.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - 4.0
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Right before Endgame came Avengers: Infinity War. This featured the major battle that involved every superhero, including Spider-Man, fighting against Thanos and his quest for all the Infinity Stones. As groups of Avengers worked to claim the Stones for themselves, in the end it was Thanos who bested them, leading straight into the events of Endgame.
Infinity War eked out Endgame on Letterboxd with a rating of 4.0/5 with many reviewers noting the emotional stakes as the major player for why this film was the best of the Avengers films. It was the devastating snap that took away superheroes including Spider-Man — his final interaction with Tony Stark will go down as the most iconic — that made this film an instant classic for fans.
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - 4.2
Spider-Man: No Way Home became instantly iconic for bringing together Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire as the three live-action Spider-Men. This film found Spider-Man facing the multiverse after a spell went bad trying to erase the public knowledge of Spider-Man's secret identity.
No Way Home has a Letterboxd rating of 4.2/5, making it the highest-rated MCU movie on the website. Fans love the film for how it brought back all the villains and other Spider-Men from the previous trilogies, providing an emotional core for viewers who have loved Spider-Man since the very beginning.
