The Toxic Avenger
A beleaguered janitor becomes a radioactive vigilante and wages a gleefully grotesque war on corruption.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- halloween party
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an energetic, irreverent, and gory revival of its cult source tradition, even when its story follows familiar superhero-origin patterns.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Winston Gooze begins as a downtrodden janitor before becoming the Toxic Avenger.
The toxic accident creates a mutant hero within a splatter-oriented comedy horror framework.
The plot centers on toxic contamination and antagonistic business power.
The radioactive mop, mutant transformation, and tongue-in-cheek presentation rework superhero conventions through cult comedy.
Films like The Toxic Avenger, and why
Deadpool
Shares splatter comedy, grotesque superhero imagery, irreverent humor, and a working-class mutant protagonist.
Brightburn
Combines superhero transformation, graphic comic-book violence, dark humor, and satirical corporate corruption.
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
Matches the outrageous cult sensibility, practical gore, absurdist comedy, and lowbrow genre satire.
Super
Shares mutant superhero conventions, body transformation, satirical violence, and exaggerated comic-book style.
Movie Details
- Director
- Macon Blair
- Release Date
- 2025-08-28
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (449)
Cast
- Peter Dinklage
- Jacob Tremblay
- Taylour Paige
- Julia Davis
- Jonny Coyne
- Elijah Wood
- Kevin Bacon
- David Yow
- Sarah Niles
- Shaun Dooley
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Screambox Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Toxic Avenger about?
- A beleaguered janitor becomes a radioactive vigilante and wages a gleefully grotesque war on corruption.
- What is The Toxic Avenger like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Toxic Avenger as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Toxic Avenger violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Toxic Avenger as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Toxic Avenger?
- Critics broadly found the film an energetic, irreverent, and gory revival of its cult source tradition, even when its story follows familiar superhero-origin patterns.
- Which films are like The Toxic Avenger?
- Films with a similar feel include Deadpool, Brightburn, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, and Super.
- How long is The Toxic Avenger?
- The Toxic Avenger runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Toxic Avenger?
- In United States, The Toxic Avenger streams on Hulu, Screambox Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel.
