10 Most Devastating MCU Spider-Man Movie Scenes Of All Time

Spider-Man has endured some pretty devastating moments in the MCU, both in his own trilogy and in the Avengers films. Debuting in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War when he was recruited by Tony Stark’s Iron Man, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker has been Spider-Man for close to a decade now. In that time, Peter Parker, his allies, and his loved ones have been through quite a lot.

At present, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is currently on his own in New York City, with no one knowing who he is after Doctor Strange’s spell to save reality at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home. However, the MCU’s Spider-Man is set to receive a second trilogy and is expected to appear in one or both of the next Avengers films, which are set to conclude the Multiverse Saga. In the meantime, here are our top 10 most devastating Spider-Man movie moments in the MCU (in chronological order):

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Vulture Realizes Peter Parker Is Spider-Man

Spider-Man: Homecoming

In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter Parker arrives at his homecoming date’s house where he and audiences are stunned by the reveal that Liz’s father is none other than Adrian Toomes aka The Vulture, whom Peter had already clashed with more than once. However, this surprise is immediately trumped in the next scene when Toomes drives Liz and Peter to the school dance, connecting the dots that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. Tensions are incredibly high, with Peter knowing that the Vulture knows, and vice versa. Likewise, Vulture figuring it out right as the light turns green is the perfect cherry on top.

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Spider-Man Trapped Under Debris By Vulture

Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Spider-Man pursues Vulture in Homecoming despite the threats that were made, and Vulture traps Peter Parker under a large amount of debris before leaving to raid Tony Stark’s jet full of valuable tech from Avengers Tower. Adapting the scene from the original comics and The Amazing Spider-Man’s “If This Be My Destiny…!” arc, Peter lifts the debris using his super-strength and frees himself to go after Vulture. However, the initial fear and Peter’s desperate cries for help under the rubble is truly heartbreaking, making his resolve to find the strength within himself as Spider-Man that much more epic.

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8.4/10

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July 7, 2017

Runtime

133 minutes

Director

Jon Watts

Writers

Chris McKenna, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Christopher Ford, Erik Sommers, Jon Watts

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Avi Arad, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Matt Tolmach, Patricia Whitcher, Stan Lee, Victoria Alonso, Amy Pascal

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    Adrian Toomes / Vulture

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Spider-Man: Far from Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home

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Iron Man Holds Spider-Man As He’s Dusted

Avengers: Infinity War

Although Iron Man didn’t want him to come, Spider-Man snuck aboard the Ebony Maw’s ship to help Tony Stark and Doctor Strange in Avengers: Infinity War. However, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fail to stop Thanos from collecting all six Infinity Stones both on Titan and on Earth. Half of all life in the universe is turned to dust at the end of the third Avengers movie, and this includes many of the Avengers themselves.

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To that end, one of the most tragic victims of “The Snap” is Spider-Man, who can sense the imminent dusting just before it happens, falling into Tony Stark’s arms as he apologizes before crumbling away into nothing. It’s an absolutely brutal scene, though one that helps motivate Stark to help the surviving Avengers five years later by creating time travel to bring everyone back in Avengers: Endgame.

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Release Date

April 27, 2018

Runtime

149 minutes

Director

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Writers

Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

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Chris Castaldi, James Gunn, Jon Favreau, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Stan Lee, Victoria Alonso, Alan Fine

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The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Spider-Man Sees Iron Man For The Last Time

Avengers: Endgame

Spider-Man crying over dying Tony Stark in Avengers Endgame

After being brought back with everyone else who’d been snapped, Spider-Man joined the fight against Thanos and his forces at the remains of the Avengers Compound. While Earth’s Mightiest Heroes were successful in defeating the Mad Titan, it came at the cost of Iron Man using the Infinity Stones, sacrificing himself to save the world and his loved ones. As such, seeing Peter Parker breaking down in tears as Tony starts to fade is all kinds of heartbreaking, a moment that certainly has an effect on Peter Parker going forward as seen in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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9.3/10

Release Date

April 26, 2019

Runtime

181 Minutes

Director

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

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Keith Giffen, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jim Starlin, Joe Simon, Steve Englehart, Jack Kirby, Steve Gan, Bill Mantlo, Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus

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Spider-Man Reunites With Happy Hogan

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Peter Parker grieving Tony Stark in Spider-Man Far From Home

In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter Parker is betrayed by Mysterio and experiences a full nightmare illusion. He’s then hit by a train and ends up in the Netherlands. Calling Happy Hogan to pick him up in a Stark jet, it’s devastating to not only see Peter’s paranoia and fear about what’s real but also his full confession onboard the plane about his struggle about whether he can live up to the expectation that he needs to become the next Iron Man.

This scene in Far From Home is a powerful moment of vulnerability for Spider-Man. It’s also one that helps shape him in a new direction where he starts forging his own legacy beyond Iron Man’s, determined to be the best Spider-Man he can be. Overall, it’s also worth noting that this heavy and powerful Spider-Man scene is a great scene for Happy Hogan as well, a turning point where he becomes less of a background comedy character and a more pivotal person in Spider-Man’s life.

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Spider-Man Confronts Mysterio

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man’s confrontation with Mysterio at Tower Bridge in London at the end of Far From Home is also pretty devastating. Taking his mask off, getting to see Peter’s expression of betrayal and frustration is a strong reminder that, despite his superhero exploits as Spider-Man, Peter Parker is still just a teen who was lied to, attacked, and shot at by an adult he trusted while grieving the loss of his mentor. He’d seen a potential new mentor in Quentin Beck’s Mysterio, only for his true colors to be revealed.

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Mysterio Outs Peter Parker As Spider-Man

Spider-Man: Far From Home

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As seen at the very end of Far From Home during its first post-credits scene, Quentin Beck posthumously released a doctored video depicting Spider-Man as a criminal with the army of Stark drones. The video also saw Mysterio outing Spider-Man as Peter Parker to the entire world. Naturally, this is one of the most devastating and shocking moments for the MCU’s Spider-Man, upending Parker’s entire life in more ways than one as seen in No Way Home.

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July 2, 2019

Runtime

129 Minutes

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Jon Watts

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Erik Sommers, Chris McKenna

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Spider-Man Loses His Aunt May

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A massively brutal moment in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter loses his Aunt May after she’s killed by the Green Goblin. Attempting to cure Norman Osborn of the Goblin’s corruption, May was hit by his glider. However, she hung on long enough to share the iconic “power and responsibility” motto usually reserved for Uncle Ben. Tragically, Spider-Man was forced to leave his Aunt May as SWAT teams arrived and opened fire. All Peter could do was grieve in the rain with J. Jonah Jamesson rubbing salt in the wound with his constant rhetoric about Spider-Man doing more harm than good.

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The Amazing Spider-Man Saves MJ

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man cries while holding Zendaya's MJ in No Way Home

Mirroring the tragic loss of Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy at the end of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker (“Peter 3”) successfully saves Zendaya’s MJ when she similarly falls off the side of the Statue of Liberty. As such, it’s clear from Peter 3’s pained expression that he’s remembering Gwen once he and MJ are both safely on the ground. To that end, it’s a very bittersweet moment that calls back to one of the most devastating live-action Spider-Man moments of all time.

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Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man Stops MCU Spider-Man

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The rage to be seen on the MCU Spider-Man’s face while facing the Green Goblin at the end of No Way Home is absolutely devastating, with Peter 1 wanting lethal revenge for what happened to May. Intending to kill the Green Goblin with his own glider, it was only because of Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man that the MCU Webslinger didn’t become a brutal murderer. Furthermore, Norman taking the opportunity to stab Peter 2 in the side was equally shocking, at least until it was confirmed that the original live-action Spider-Man was going to be okay and recover.

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