Movies like Venom (2018)
The best movies like Venom (2018) are Venom: The Last Dance (2024), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and Morbius (2022). If Venom hooked you with its science fiction and action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Avengers (2012)8.1/10 from 40,323 votes
- NewestLegend of the White Dragon (2026)Released 2026
- Same seriesVenom: The Last Dance (2024)Venom
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Why it matches: Same series: Venom · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVenom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
Why it matches: Same series: Venom · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMorbius (2022)
Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlack Adam (2022)
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeadpool (2016)
The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBloodshot (2020)
After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine—'Bloodshot'. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back and he remembers the man that killed both him and his wife, he breaks out of the facility to get revenge, only to discover that there's more to the conspiracy than he thought.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarvel One-Shot: Item 47 (2012)
Benny and Claire, a down-on-their-luck couple, find a discarded Chitauri weapon referred to as 'Item 47'.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJustice League (2017)
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe New Mutants (2020)
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFantastic Four (2005)
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong … thing. Together, these "Fantastic Four" must now thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom and save the world from certain destruction.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisKraven the Hunter (2024)
Kraven Kravinoff's complex relationship with his ruthless gangster father, Nikolai, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDark Phoenix (2019)
The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpider-Man (2002)
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spewing supernatural hero Ghost Rider -- and rescue a 10-year-old boy from an unsavory end.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisShazam! (2019)
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSuicide Squad (2016)
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisMadame Web (2024)
Forced to confront revelations about her past, paramedic Cassandra Webb forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...if they can all survive a deadly present.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisiBoy (2017)
After an accident, Tom wakes from a coma to discover that fragments of his smart phone have been embedded in his head, and worse, that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange set of super powers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnt-Man (2015)
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThunder Force (2021)
In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisHellboy (2004)
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is not what it seems and there are old and new enemies that pose a greater threat than the intrepid superheroes realize.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlue Beetle (2023)
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Avengers (2012)
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisKick-Ass (2010)
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGundala (2019)
Sancaka has lived on the streets since his parents left him. Living a hard life, Sancaka survives by thinking about his own safety. When the condition of the city gets worse and injustice rages throughout the country, Sancaka must decide whether he continues to live to look after himself or rise to become their oppressed hero.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow I Became a Superhero (2020)
Paris 2020. While superheroes have assimilated into the Parisian society, they discover a new drug that gives themselves personal superpowers to mere mortals. Lieutenants Moreau and Schaltzmann are investigating the case with the support of two ex-superheroes, Monte Carlo and Callista. They'll do whatever it takes to dismantle the traffic. But Moreau's past resurfaces, and the investigation becomes more complicated.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLegend of the White Dragon (2026)
Forced to hide in the shadows, fugitive hero Erik Reed must clear his name to reunite with his family. Standing in his way is a mysterious villain obsessed with destroying the White Dragon for good.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGuardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & science fiction
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Venom?
The closest matches to Venom are Venom: The Last Dance (2024), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and Morbius (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Venom?
People who watched Venom most often go on to Morbius (2022), Black Adam (2022) and Deadpool (2016).
What is the highest-rated movie like Venom?
The Avengers (2012), rated 8.1/10 by 40,323 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Venom?
Legend of the White Dragon (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Venom part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Venom, which includes Venom: The Last Dance (2024) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021).
Are there English movies like Venom?
Yes: Venom: The Last Dance (2024), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and Morbius (2022).
How are movies similar to Venom chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Venom, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.