A high schooler balances everyday life and superheroics with witty charm and brisk, wholesome adventure.
Uplifting and crowd-pleasing, with wholesome humor. A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Disney+ and Tubi (free).
No surprises for a PG-13: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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