Spider-Man: Brand New Day

NZ release: 30 July 2026

Violence Rated on: 23 July 2026

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What’s it about?

A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change, and a powerful new enemy emerges.

The facts 

  • Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
  • Starring Tom Holland (The Odyssey), Zendaya (Challengers), Mark Ruffalo (Task), and Jon Bernthal (The Punisher: One Last Kill)
  • English language 
  • Runtime: 145 minutes
  • The fourth solo film in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man series (Marvel)

Why did it get this rating? 

This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Violence

The film features typical superhero movie violence. Almost all of the violence is without blood. Spider-Man gets beaten up a lot, but the impact is shown mainly by his subsequent bruises.

Spider-Man fights multiple ninjas that are “hive fighting”. They have swords and weapons.

In one scene, a character is fighting Scorpion and a police officer gets badly injured when a car flips. In another scene the character Punisher uses a large, long-range rifle and accidentally shoots Spider-Man instead of the bad guy.

When content stays with you

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