The Vicious Kind
2009 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 6.2 · 68% critics
During a tense Thanksgiving visit, an older brother tries to protect his younger brother from the girlfriend he brings home. But as family resentments surface and boundaries blur, the warning turns personal, pulling everyone into a messy mix of attraction, anger, and uneasy truths.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-12-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (126 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a low-key, darkly funny family drama about messy relationships and flawed people, in the vein of Roger Dodger or Broken Flowers; Not for you if you want light holiday comedy or likable characters.
Pros: strong performances; dark humor beats; messy character drama | Cons: bleak tone; uncomfortable misogyny; uneven middle stretch
Themes
- adultery
- virgin
- infidelity
- small town
- naivety
- prostitute
- sibling relationship
- love triangle
- cheating
- parent child relationship
- self-destruction
- orgasm
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Adam Scott
as Caleb Sinclaire
Brittany Snow
as Emma Gainsborough
Alex Frost
as Peter Sinclaire
J.K. Simmons
as Donald Sinclaire
- VB
Vittorio Brahm
as J.T.
Bill Buell
as Rocky
Alysia Reiner
as Samantha
- KK
Kate Krieger
as Molly
Jordan Reid
as Hannah
Directed by Lee Toland Krieger