
Movies that feel likeVenom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
If you loved Venom: Let There Be Carnage, the closest films we have are Thunderbolts* (2025), Black Widow (2021) and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). All three share Venom: Let There Be Carnage's cerebral and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Blue Beetle (2023).
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If Venom: Let There Be Carnage hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Venom (2018) · Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

Common ground in both: superhero and anti hero
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Both are built on the same subject: hero

A city-level threat and a hero whose own head is the battleground
The difference: Same corner of Marvel, played straighter and more anxious

The same preoccupation in both: superhero

The same mix in both: ideas, then momentum

Both lean on scale more than on science fiction

A wisecracking hero-and-sidekick act against a scenery-chewing villain
The difference: MCU multiverse homework — quippy but weightless

Cerebral action, and it commits to that

Adventure built on momentum, twice over

A power inside a person turning hostile and demanding to be fed
The difference: Somber and tragic — no black comedy in the body-horror

A man rebuilt into a weapon and fighting whoever is steering him
The difference: Straight-faced tech thriller — none of the odd-couple humor

Comic-book spectacle with a warm, goofy streak running through it
The difference: Bright and hopeful — sincerity where Venom keeps snarling
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