Venom: Let There Be Carnage
A bickering journalist and alien symbiote face a murderous host-and-monster duo in a frantic, comedic superhero rampage.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- irreverent
- witty
- frantic
- superhero movie night
- comic book marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel fast, silly, and entertaining when focused on Tom Hardy's performance and Eddie-Venom chemistry, but unevenly written.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eddie Brock and Venom struggle over their shared body, competing appetites, and incompatible approaches to vigilantism.
Venom and Carnage reshape their bodies into weapons and dominate the film's action sequences with organic, effects-driven movement.
Cletus Kasady and Carnage function as a violent counterpart to Eddie and Venom, with both pairs defined by host-symbiote attachment.
The film combines serial-killer menace and alien carnage with banter, absurdity, and Venom's mischievous appetite.
Films like Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and why
Venom
shares irreverent superhero action, alien-powered antiheroes, and comedic buddy chemistry
Deadpool 2
shares comic book spectacle, dark humor, villain-centered action, and heightened violence
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
shares symbiote-like creature effects, superhero conflict, and fast-paced comic book entertainment
Movie Details
- Director
- Andy Serkis
- Release Date
- 2021-09-30
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (11453)
Cast
- Tom Hardy
- Woody Harrelson
- Michelle Williams
- Naomie Harris
- Reid Scott
- Stephen Graham
- Peggy Lu
- Sian Webber
- Michelle Greenidge
- Rob Bowen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow, Starz Apple TV 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 Venom: Let There Be Carnage about?
- A bickering journalist and alien symbiote face a murderous host-and-monster duo in a frantic, comedic superhero rampage.
- What is Venom: Let There Be Carnage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Venom: Let There Be Carnage as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Venom: Let There Be Carnage violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Venom: Let There Be Carnage as brutal.
- What did critics think of Venom: Let There Be Carnage?
- Critics broadly found the sequel fast, silly, and entertaining when focused on Tom Hardy's performance and Eddie-Venom chemistry, but unevenly written.
- Which films are like Venom: Let There Be Carnage?
- Films with a similar feel include Venom, Deadpool 2, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
- How long is Venom: Let There Be Carnage?
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Venom: Let There Be Carnage?
- In United States, Venom: Let There Be Carnage streams on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow, Starz Apple TV channel.
