Tobey Maguire made his screen debut in the 1989 American family film ‘The Wizard’ where he made an uncredited appearance as Lucas' Goon at Video Armageddon. While the film saw mostly negative reviews upon release, it achieved cult status in later years. In 1993, he starred as ‘Chuck Bolger’ in the American biographical coming-of-age drama film ‘This Boy's Life’ directed by Michael Caton-Jones. The film opened to a positive critical reception and received a 76% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He next starred in films like ‘Revenge of the Red Baron’ (1994), ‘S.F.W.’ (1994), ‘The Ice Storm’ (1997), ‘Deconstructing Harry’ (1997), ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ (1998), and ‘Pleasantville’ (1998). In 1999, he played the role of ‘Homer Wells’ in the American drama film ‘The Cider House Rules’ directed by Lasse Hallström. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing over $88.5 million on a budget of $24 million. He continued to appear in films like ‘Ride with the Devil’ (1999), ‘Wonder Boys’ (2000), ‘Don's Plum’ (2001), and ‘Cats & Dogs’ (2001). In 2002, he portrayed ‘Peter Parker / Spider-Man’ in the American superhero film ‘Spider-Man’ directed by Sam Raimi. The film opened to positive reviews and was a phenomenal commercial success, grossing over $825 million on a budget of $139 million.Â
He went on to star in films like ‘Seabiscuit’ (2003), ‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004), ‘The Good German’ (2006), ‘Spider-Man 3’ (2007), ’Tropic Thunder’ (2008), ‘Brothers’ (2009), ‘The Details’ (2011), ‘The Great Gatsby’ (2013), ‘Labor Day’ (2013), ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ (2014), and ‘The Boss Baby’ (2017). He was last seen in the 2021 Jon Watts-directed American superhero film ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ where he reprised his role as ‘Peter Parker / Spider-Man.’ The film earned praise from critics and was a massive box office hit, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time. He will be next seen in the upcoming American period drama film ‘Babylon.’