The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.
Released
2017
Runtime
133 min
Set in
2016
Good to know before watchingNo spoilers
It follows Civil War
Peter returns to everyday life in New York after the fight in Germany.
It skips the origin
There's no spider bite story. He's already active as a hero when it starts.
It's a high-school movie too
School, friends, a first crush and the homecoming dance are all part of the fun.
There are scenes during and after the credits
The last one is a cheeky bonus.
Character mapSpoilers
Who's who in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), with Peter Parker and Tony Stark at the center. Family and school are above, enemies below.
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After the Battle of New York, Toomes's salvage crew loses its job to a new agency. They steal leftover alien tech and start building and selling weapons.
2. Peter can't wait
After Germany, Peter is eager for his next mission, but Tony and Happy never call. It's school and neighborhood patrols every day.
3. Alien weapons
Peter finds robbers using alien-tech weapons and starts tracing where they came from. His best friend Ned discovers his secret.
4. The Washington Monument
On the academic decathlon trip to Washington, his friends are trapped in an elevator about to fall. Peter unlocks the suit's full features and saves them.
5. The ferry disaster
Chasing the Vulture alone, Peter causes a ferry to split in two. Tony comes to help, and takes the suit away.
6. Homecoming night
Peter takes his crush Liz to the homecoming dance and discovers her father is the Vulture.
7. Fighting without the suit
In his homemade suit, Peter takes on the Vulture. Pinned under rubble, he lifts it himself, stops the Vulture's raid on a plane carrying Avengers gear, and saves his life.
8. Friendly neighborhood hero
Tony offers Peter a place in the Avengers, but he chooses to stay a neighborhood hero. Back home, Aunt May walks in on him in the suit.
