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The Amazing Spider-Man
Directed by	Marc Webb
Screenplay by	James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves
Story by	James Vanderbilt
Based on	Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Produced by	Avi Arad, Laura Ziskin, Matt Tolmach
Starring	Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen, Sally Field
Cinematography	John Schwartzman
Edited by	Alan Edward Bell, Pietro Scalia
Music by	James Horner
Production companies	Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	July  3, 2012 (2012-07-03) (US)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200–230 million
Box office	$758 million

The Amazing Spider-Man is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Directed by Marc Webb, the film is a reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise and stars Andrew Garfield as the titular character, alongside Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen, and Sally Field. The film tells the story of Peter Parker, a high school student who develops spider-like abilities after being bitten by a genetically altered spider and sets out to save New York City from the villainous Lizard.

Plot

Peter Parker is an outcast high school student who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is