# Venom (2018)

> A disgraced San Francisco reporter becomes host to a volatile alien symbiote and discovers that an unlikely partnership may be humanity’s best defense.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/214299

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Action
- Director: Ruben Fleischer
- Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, Jenny Slate, Melora Walters, Woody Harrelson
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270797/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: irreverent, witty, kinetic, action movie night, comic book marathon

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