Published July 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM ET
Dan Girolamo, who graduated from Marist University in Communications and Journalism, has more than 10 years experience writing about sports and entertainment. Dan’s writings can be found in several publications including Digital Trends and SportsCasting.
Dan’s career has seen him interview a number of high-profile creatives and filmmakers including Brendan Fraser. Jamie Lee Curtis. Caitriona. Balfe. Frank Grillo. Miranda Cosgrove. Jai Courtney.
Chris Columbus. Dan is now a senior editor at How-To Geek. Dan watches movies or prays for the New York Knicks championship when he is not writing. The awards are not the only factor to consider when determining a film’s value.
Box office numbers and cultural impact can influence the way an audience responds to a film. Awards can affect your choice of movie. This is especially true if you are using Netflix to stream thousands upon thousands movies. Netflix U.S. has dozens of films that have received major awards at notable ceremonies such as the Oscars and Golden Globes. Here are five Netflix award-winning movies that you should add to your list as we enter the fall season, when studios will be releasing their most prestigious projects. The top pick is an epic that won the Best Picture award in the 1960s.
Next, we have a story about a young sportsman from the 1970s. Finally, we’ve got a World War I-themed thriller.
5 Spider-Man 2
Even comic book movies have the potential to win Oscars. Spider-Man 2 (19459019) won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man () sequel was named one of the top 10 movies in 2004 by the AFI. “19459018” Spider-Man 2 (19459019) is Mount Rushmore of superhero movies. The perfect blend of action-packed and emotionally charged scenes. It’s the perfect mix of action and emotional consequences. Spider-Man Marvel Movies Cast
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What Spider-Man said in his voice-over to begin the first film of his solo career, “With great power comes a great responsibility”?
AAndrewGarfield BNicolasCage CTobey Maguire DTom Holland.
Yes, Tobey Maguire.
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2002 opened with Maguire’s Peter Parker giving that famous line in a voice-over. It set the tone for the whole trilogy. This became one of most famous superhero movie quotes ever. It’s Tobey McGuire. Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2002 opened with Maguire narrating that iconic line.
It became the motto for fans of this character. The morally based tone of the entire trilogy was shaped by this line. Continue
In which Spider-Man’s story, a Brooklyn teenager discovers he is a spider after being bitten and whose tale is presented in a revolutionary animated style?
ANicolas Moore as Spider-Man Noir BShameik Moor as Miles Morales CTom Holland as Peter Parker DAndrew garfield as Peter Parker.
Exactly – Shameik moor voices Miles Morales as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Miles Morales, an Afro-Latino teenager from Brooklyn, takes on the Spider-Man role after Peter Parker in his universe dies. In 2019, the film was awarded an Academy Award as Best Animated Feature.
Shameik Morales is the correct answer to
. Miles, an Afro-Latino teen living in Brooklyn is the star of Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. The film won the Academy Award 2019 for Best Animated Feature. This film was a groundbreaking animation that combined comic book style with CGI.
In which black-and-white noir world did a Hollywood actor who is known for eccentric roles voice a Spider-Man?
ATobey McGuire AAndrew Garfield BChameik Moore DNicolas Cage Correct! Nicolas Cage voiced Spider-Man noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. This version of Spider-Man is from the 1930s and has a black-and-white world. It speaks with a detective-style voice.
Cage reprised his role as Spider-Man Noir in MGM+’s live-action Spider-Man Noir.
It’s Nicolas Cage. He voices Spider-Man Noir, a character from a 1930s noir universe. His voice is similar to that of a film noir detective. Cage reprised his role in an MGM+ live-action show.
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What Spider-Man actor portrayed the character for the first time as a student of the Midtown School of Science and Technology in the MCU.
ATobey McGuire BAndrew Garfield CTom Holland DShameik Moor
Tom Holland is it! Tom Holland’s Peter Parker made his debut in Captain America: Civil War, in 2016. It was shown explicitly as a high-schooler aged 15 who had to balance school, homework and being a superhero.
Holland’s portrayal of a young Peter Parker was widely praised as it captured the awkward, nerdy energy from the comic books. Tom Holland is the correct answer.
In Captain America: Civil War, his MCU Peter Parker made his debut as a 15 year old student at the Midtown School of Science and Technology. Holland was praised by critics for capturing the high-school geekiness of the comics in a more accurate way than other versions.
What Spider-Man used organic web-spinnerets as a result of the spider’s bite, rather than web-shooters he made himself?
ATobey Garfield BAndrew Garfield CNicolas Cage DShameik Moor
Correct — Andrew Garfield used the mechanical web-shooters he created himself in The Amazing Spider-Man, 2012. Tobey’s Maguire version used organic web, which director Sam Raimi intended to depart from.
Garfield was praised for using tech-made guns, which were seen as more comic-accurate.
Andrew Garfield is the answer. The Amazing Spider-Man was a mechanical version of the comic book’s original Spider-Man, with web-shooters that Garfield designed. Tobey’s Maguire version was famous for its organic web — an alteration made controversially by Sam Raimi at the time. Continue
In a scene of great emotion, which Spider-Man removed a large amount of dirt from himself? This became one of most celebrated scenes in the history of superhero movies.
ATom Holland BShameik Moor CAndrew Garfield DTTobey McGuire
Tobey in Spider-Man 2 (2003)! Peter Parker, trapped under collapsing machines, has no power to lift the rubble. The stirring music helps him dig deep, and push it off by sheer will.
It is considered by many critics and viewers to be the most heroic scene in the Raimi Trilogy. Tobey McGuire is the answer in Spider-Man 2 (19659041).
Maguire’s Peter Parker, trapped under massive debris and with his power failing, pushes on through sheer willpower in one of the strongest scenes ever seen in superhero films. This sequence has been praised as the highlight of Sam Raimi’s trilogy.
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Who was Gwen Stacy’s Spider-Man love interest, Emma Stone? Her fate in the sequel is one of the most discussed moments from the comic books movies of that time.
ATobey Maguire BTom Holland DNicolas Garfield
Correct – Andrew Garfield played Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man. He was romantically coupled with Gwen Stacy (played by Emma Stone) from the sequel. Gwen Stacy dies tragically in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in order to mirror her death from the comics. Garfield and Stone’s relationship in real life added to the emotional impact of their scene. The answer to this question is Andrew Garfield.
Emma Stone played Gwen Stacy in all of The Amazing Spider-Man movies, which was his Spider-Man’s main love interest. Garfield’s and Stone’s on-screen romance gave the pair an emotional depth.
Her death in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 mirrored one of Marvel Comics’ most iconic storylines. Continue
In Avengers: Endgame, which Spider-Man told a dying Tony Stark he didn’t want him to leave after they reunited on the battlefield and were un-snapped?
AAndrew Garfield bTobey McGuire cShameik Moor DTom Holland Peter, who was restored to life by Hulk’s snap, rushes over to Tony Stark, who is dying, and says, “We won Mr. Stark” before he breaks down. Holland revealed that he had to improvise much of his emotional response in the scene. It was one of MCU’s gut-wrenching scenes.
Tom Holland is the correct answer. In Endgame, his Peter Parker is reunited with Tony Stark who has been fatally injured. It’s one of MCU’s most emotional performances. Holland said in interviews that the raw emotion of that scene was improvised, and that this contributed to its authentic, raw impact. You can see your score by clicking on
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Spider-Man 2 Peter Parker, Tobey Maguire experiences an existential crises.
Peter knows he is Spider-Man but still wants to lead a normal, happy life with Mary Jane Watson, played by Kirsten Dunst. As he contemplates the future, Otto Octavius’ (Alfred Molina), plans a deadly experiment that will kill millions.
Martin Scorsese is unlikely to watch Spider-Man 2 but you should–and before August 4 when Netflix removes it. Spider-Man 2 (release date: June 30, 2004)
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Four Train Dreams (19459015)
There are movies every year that surprise and sneak up on you. Train Dreams (19459019) is one of those movies that I wish I’d seen in the theaters. It was a movie I watched on Sunday evening and sat still for 10 more minutes. This moving movie about an everyday life took me a while to absorb. Train Dreams (19459019) chronicles Robert Grainier’s (Joel Edgerton) life. He is an orphan living under the Pacific Northwest.
Grainier encounters some remarkable people throughout his life. Along the way, he also loses a few key people. Train Dreams (19459019) proves there’s beauty everywhere, even in quiet moments.
Train Dreams (19459019) was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars and won Best Cinematography in the Critics’ Choice Awards. Train Dreams (19659065)
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3 1917
Sam Mendes’ war film 1917 (19459019) is set in World War I. This setting was underused compared with World War II.
William Schofield, played by George MacKay, and Tom Blake, played Dean-Charles Chapman, are two British soldiers who must deliver an urgent message to the British colonel before midnight on November 17, 1917. The mission is to prevent a mass attack. The one-shot method is what makes17’s so appealing. Mendes shot the film to appear as two continuous shots. The audience feels as if they are along on the journey throughout.
Mendes’ 17 ranks among the top war films. It is also a master class in technical cinematography from Roger Deakins. Three Oscars were won by the movie, including Best Cinematography. In a famous upset, Mendes’ 17 and Bong Joon-Ho and “Parsite” lost the Best Picture and Director awards to Bong and his .
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Date of Release
10 January 2020
Duration
120 minutes
Sam Mendes, Director
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2 Rocky
It’s no surprise that the trailer of I Play Rocky (19459019]has brought the greatest sports underdog story
Rocky back into the spotlight. This is the story of Sylvester Stallone, who wrote and star-starred in this Oscar-winning film. It’s time to review the role and script that changed Stallone’s life. I Play Rocky (19459019]is coming out in November.
Rocky Balboa, a Philadelphia boxer (Stallone), is chosen by Apollo Creed to face the world’s heavyweight champion (Carl Weathers) in
. Rocky, a downtrodden boxer who is struggling to make ends meet, becomes a hero in his hometown when he takes on the world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) under the guidance of Mickey’s experienced trainer. Rocky (19459019) is both the classic underdog tale on-screen and off, riding that momentum all the way to an Oscar for Best Picture. Rocky (19659081) Release Date (19459025) November 20, 1976.
Running Time
120 minutes.
John G. Avildsen, Director.
Lawrence of Arabia (19459015)
David Lean’s masterpiece has inspired a whole generation of filmmakers.
I was reminded of Christopher Nolan’s admiration for David Lean’s biographical drama Lawrence of Arabia, based on the life of T.
E. Lawrence. It is often cited as the best movie ever and could be the most epic.
During WWI, British Lieutenant Lawrence has to find Prince Faisal in Arabia so that he can help the Arabs fight off the Turks. Lawrence, as he spends time in Arabia and becomes more familiar with the culture of the region, eventually leads and supports the locals against the Ottoman empire. Nolan cites Lawrence of Arabia (19459019]among the reasons why he films on film.
Lean’s love of spectacle and details clearly inspired Nolan to make his film. Lawrence of Arabia (19459019) won seven Oscars including Best Director, Best Picture and Best Director.
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The genre pages are endless. You can spend hours browsing them.
Here are some ideas to save you time. Watch The Hunger Games or Fargo for thrillers. The latter won multiple Oscars in 1997. Try Emmy nominated projects like The Beast in Me (19459019) and The Diplomat.
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