Venom

Theatrical - Wide 2018-10-05

Cast Tom Hardy Michelle Williams Riz Ahmed Scott Haze Jenny Slate
Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Written by Scott Rosenberg Kelly Marcel

Box Office Gross: $856,085,151

Running Time: 112 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Matt Tolmach Productions, Pascal Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Tencent Pictures, Arad Productions, Columbia Pictures

Genres: Action

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6/10

Synopsis

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... See more a symbiote of their own.

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