Fresh
Cruddy, primal, extremely violent, and fairly entertaining, it captures some of the snot-flicking spirit of the old EC comics.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The Toxic Avenger
He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger!
1984 · 1h 50m · R
Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Lloyd Kaufman
,
Michael Herz
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
The Toxic Avenger
Overview
A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It all falls apart after an hour, chunks of the preceding entertainment reappearing as random montages.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
[It] may be trash, but it has a maniacally farcical sense of humor, and Tromaville's evildoers are dispatched in ingenious ways.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
An outlandish mix of gory violence and realistic special effects.
Variety
More films
The Toxic Avenger Unrated (2025)
Action · Comedy · Science Fiction · R
When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Director
- Macon Blair
- Cast
- Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige
IMDb
5.9
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
65
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2001)
Action · Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction · R
A horrific explosion creates a dimensional portal between Tromaville and its dimensional mirror image, Amortville. While the Toxie is trapped in the mirror dimension, Tromaville comes under the control of his evil doppelganger, the Noxious Offender.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Director
- Lloyd Kaufman
- Cast
- David Mattey, Debbie Rochon, Clyde Lewis
IMDb
6.3
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
41
Darkman (1990)
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller · R
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life w...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Sam Raimi
- Cast
- Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels
IMDb
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
65
Injustice (2021)
Action · Animation · Fantasy · Science Fiction · R
When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting heroes. But when superheroes go to war, can the world survive?
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Cast
- Justin Hartley, Anson Mount, Laura Bailey
IMDb
6.4
Psycho Goreman (2020)
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction · Not Rated
Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Cast
- Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Matthew Ninaber
IMDb
6.3
Metacritic
67
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.0
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.4
Locomotion (1975)
Documentary · N/A
Collage film about the history of trains set to music.
- Runtime
- 16m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.2
Shell Spirit (1963)
N/A
Directed by Geoffrey Jones.
- Runtime
- 2m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
6.8
Comments
Talk about the film with other members