Venom

"The world has enough superheroes."

2018 1h 52m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 17,672

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Synopsis

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Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.

“The world has enough superheroes.”

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Cast

Tom Hardy
Eddie Brock / Venom
Michelle Williams
Anne Weying
Riz Ahmed
Carlton Drake / Riot
Scott Haze
Security Chief Roland Treece
Reid Scott
Dr. Dan Lewis
Jenny Slate
Dr. Dora Skirth
Melora Walters
Homeless Woman Maria
Woody Harrelson
Cletus Kasady / Carnage

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ruben Fleischer
Writers: Dan Sweetman, Monty Granito, Ray Harvie
Languages: Mandarin, English, Malay
Countries: China, United States of America

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MONEY

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$116M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.4× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Malay.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: China, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Venom Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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7 / 8

CAST

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287+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ruben Fleischer, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ruben Fleischer directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Ludwig Göransson scores. Alan Baumgarten cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China, United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin, English, Malay.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$116M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 7.4× over at the box office.
3Released 8 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Malay.
5International production across 2 countries: China, United States of America.
6Part of the "Venom Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7287+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
8Directed by Ruben Fleischer, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
9Original score by Ludwig Göransson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
10Editor Alan Baumgarten shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
11Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed carry the top of the cast.
12Marketing tagline: "The world has enough superheroes.".
13IMDB entry: tt1270797 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1417,672 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
15Classified under 12 themes, including "spacecraft", "san francisco, california", "superhero", "anti hero".
16Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Original score: Ludwig Göransson
Editing: Alan Baumgarten
Production design: Oliver Scholl
Costume design: Kelli Jones
Makeup / hair: Kayleen McAdams
VFX supervisor: Sheena Duggal
Sound: Kevin O'Connell
Stunt coordinator: Andy Gill
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $116,000,000
Box office: $856,085,151
Return: 738% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Venom (2018)

Part of

Venom Collection

A frustrated journalist named Eddie Brock and a carnivorous black symbiote unite to become the monstrous antihero Venom and battle both good and evil alike. Based on the Marvel Comics character.

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Gimly2018-10-26
★ 6/10
I honestly don't know what everyone's talking about, Venom is fine! I mean... It's not great. There were a few moments I found myself thinking "This bit's pretty bad, why did they do this?" and a lot of moments I found myself thinking "This bit's pretty good, but they still probably should have just made a real Venom movie with Marvel." But it's fine. The absolute best parts are the interactions taking place within Venom himself (between Brock and the Symbiote) and the movie would have been a lot worse if Tom Hardy wasn't capable of pulling that off. Look, a Venom movie probably should have been rated R, and it probably should have taken more notes from current superhero movies than superhero movies from fifteen years ago, but I still had a good time with Venom, maybe it's not the best possible version of the story, but I'm still glad we have this one. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
gurteksingh2018-10-27
Venom is a great comic adaptation. I really like what they did with the character and the story. I thought the film was done well. The special effects are pretty good. I thought the characters were cast well, and overall I just enjoyed it. The film is pretty dark and violent despite the PG-13 rating. It didn't have a lot of blood, but there was a bit here and there. Characters are mostly tossed around and beaten, but a lot of them are not shown dead. That being said, some characters are still killed on screen. People are experimented on. A few people are slashed and stabbed. Guns are used, but not frequently. It definitely pushed the PG-13 as far as it could. There is a lot of language throughout, including an f-bomb. There is also a lot of drinking. I definitely recommend this movie. I think it is better suited for teens and up, but older kids that can handle strong violence may be okay.
javajohnny2018-10-30
★ 7/10
I very much like it if you ask me (;