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Movies like Venom (2018) Finished Venom and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Venom, and what it does not.
What did you love about Venom? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
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67% Reverina match Top pick 2008 · Film · Action · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its unsettling and cathartic register Builds as slowly More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 136 candidates
Told the same way, linear
What's different Not built around identity or power Not really superhero or sci-fi Heavier emotionally Commitment 2h 32m
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Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Venom.
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1995 · Film · Drama · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Centres on the same investigator figure Shares its unsettling and cathartic register Builds as slowly Carries the same emotional weight What's different Not built around identity or power Not really superhero or sci-fi Structurally more demanding Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Venom.
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1999 · Film · Drama · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark humor Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its unsettling and cathartic register Builds as slowly What's different Not built around identity or power Not really superhero or sci-fi Leans further into horror Add to watchlist Not for me
Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its unsettling and cathartic register Hannibal 2001 · 2h 11m
Centres on the same investigator figure Shares its unsettling and cathartic register Gen V 2023
Built around the same power and identity Also superhero at heart Inside Man 2006
Built around the same power and corruption Told the same way, procedural Fallen 1998
Built around the same corruption Centres on the same investigator figure Face/Off 1997
Also action thriller at heart Built around the same identity Sin City 2005
Built around the same corruption Centres on the same antihero figure
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