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Parents Guide to Venom (2018)

Is Venom appropriate for kids? Age rating, content warnings and Family Score below.

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Venom

2018 · Movie

PG-13

Content Ratings

Language3/5
Violence4/5
Sexual Content1/5
Substances1/5
Scary/Intense4/5
4
Family Score
Suggested Age

13+

Parent Verdict

Venom bites people's heads off — it happens off-frame but is unmistakable — and the body-horror transformation scenes plus one clear (bleeped-adjacent) use of strong language push this to the top of PG-13. The dark comedy helps teens process it. Best for 13 and up.

What Families Say

Our AI Rating

4/10

Ages 13+

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About This Rating

Our family-friendliness rating for Venom is based on analysis across five key categories: Language, Violence, Sexual Content, Substances, and Scary/Intense scenes. Each category is rated from 0 (none) to 5 (extreme).

The Family Score of 4/10 provides an overall assessment of how suitable this movie is for family viewing. We recommend this content for ages 13+.