The Toxic Avenger fingerprintVery funny, high energy, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
Crime and society
Holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Brutally violent and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Toxic Avenger is brutally violent, fast-paced, and spectacular.
Nostalgic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic.
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor.
Crime and society
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime and society. It holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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The Toxic Avenger is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and AMC+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 42). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 50 min
The Toxic Avenger runs 1 h 50 min.
Yes. Critics average 58 and audiences 64 out of 100, so both groups see The Toxic Avenger much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $500,000 to make and earned $800,000 worldwide, 1.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+4GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Toxic Avenger in 18 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 68 storytelling tropes for The Toxic Avenger, including Hate Sink, Those Wacky Nazis, Politically Incorrect Hero.
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