Where to watch The Five Venoms (1978) tonight
The Five Venoms (1978) runs 1 h 41 min, is rated R in the US and averages 6.6 from 175 TMDB members. A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.
- Runtime
- 1 h 41 min — ends 9:41 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy
- Released
- August 12, 1978
- TMDB rating
- 6.6 / 10 from 175 votes
- Director
- Chang Cheh
- Starring
- Chiang Sheng, Phillip Kwok Chui, Sun Chien, Lu Feng
- Language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 五毒
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Philo (subscription), Fandor (subscription), Fandor Amazon Channel (subscription), Hi-YAH (subscription), Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel (subscription), ARROW (subscription), Cineverse (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Five Venoms?
- The Five Venoms is 1 h 41 min long (101 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:41 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Five Venoms rated?
- The Five Venoms is rated R in the US.
- Is The Five Venoms a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Action and Drama hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream The Five Venoms?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Philo (subscription), Fandor (subscription), Fandor Amazon Channel (subscription), Hi-YAH (subscription), Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel (subscription), ARROW (subscription), Cineverse (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Action movies under 2 hours
- Mystery movies under 2 hours
- Dramas under 2 hours
- Movies from the 70s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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