5.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Venom (2018)
Venom (2018)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.0
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict is an apolitical sci-fi threat, and while it features a corporate villain, the solution is individualistic vigilantism rather than a call for systemic change, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast in supporting and antagonist roles, though the main protagonist aligns with traditional casting. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
Carlton Drake, a character depicted as white in the Marvel Comics source material, is portrayed by a South Asian actor in the film.
The film 'Venom' does not explicitly feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the symbiotic relationship between Eddie Brock and the alien Venom within a sci-fi action context, resulting in no direct portrayal of queer identity.
The film "Venom" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative primarily focuses on the symbiotic relationship between Eddie Brock and an alien entity, exploring themes of anti-heroism and sci-fi action, without engaging with transgender identity or experiences.
The film features Anne Weying who briefly bonds with the Venom symbiote, gaining superpowers. While she engages in physical combat against male opponents, her victories are solely attributed to the overwhelming abilities of the symbiote, not her own physical skill or strength.
The film adapts characters from Marvel Comics, including Eddie Brock, Venom, Anne Weying, and Carlton Drake. All major characters retain their established canonical gender from the source material, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different gender than their historical or widely established depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.8
Critic Ratings
3.1
3.5
More Like This
Progressive
7.4
X2
(2003)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
8.1
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Center
8.1
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
(2019)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
6.7
Once Upon a Deadpool
(2018)
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Center
6.6
The Wolverine
(2013)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Leans Progressive
7.6
Ultraman: Rising
(2024)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
6.8
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(1971)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
7.3
Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors
(2018)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
6.6
Blue Beetle
(2023)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
8.5
Aliens
(1986)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
7.8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Progressive
7.4
Avatar: The Way of Water
(2022)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
6.7
The Creator
(2023)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Progressive
8.2
Predator: Killer of Killers
(2025)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
7.1
Black Widow
(2021)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
7.4
V for Vendetta
(2006)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Leans Progressive
7.8
RoboCop
(1987)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Progressive
7.8
Prey
(2022)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
7.2
X-Men
(2000)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Progressive
6.8
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
(2022)
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes