Vicious

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Vicious

R,

2025,

1h 43m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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When Polly (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious Box from an unexpected late-night visitor, it comes with a simple instruction: place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare. Trapped in a terrifying world where reality bends and memory betrays, Polly must navigate a series of impossible choices. As time slips away, she's forced to confront the darkness not just around her, but within her--before it consumes everything and everyone she's ever known.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 11, 2025

Really strong performance from Dakota Fanning.

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J. Kim Murphy

Variety

Oct 13, 2025

“Vicious” is mostly a numbing slog. Fanning flatlines when left to be a solo show as Bertino whacks her around like a pinball, hitting big, loud scares that seem to keep resetting.

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

Oct 10, 2025

Bertino and Fanning are deeply committed to going to dark places, and they take us along for their freaky little ride. Whether it makes sense or not. (Probably not.)

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Lex Briscuso

Next Best Picture

Nov 19, 2025

7/10

The new horror fable is bolstered by a simple premise, a tense atmosphere, and two powerhouse performances that shape the narrative into something both achingly relatable and earth-shatteringly horrifying.

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Jayne Nelson

Radio Times

Nov 5, 2025

2/5

Dakota Fanning deserves better than this formulaic lump of a horror film.

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Oct 26, 2025

3/5

Fanning is convincingly creeped out and creepy in this twisty horror film with plenty of jump scares.

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Synopsis

When Polly (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious Box from an unexpected late-night visitor, it comes with a simple instruction: place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare. Trapped in a terrifying world where reality bends and memory betrays, Polly must navigate a series of impossible choices. As time slips away, she's forced to confront the darkness not just around her, but within her--before it consumes everything and everyone she's ever known.

Director: Bryan Bertino
Producer: Richard Suckle, Bryan Bertino
Screenwriter: Bryan Bertino
Distributor: Paramount+
Production Co: Atlas Independent
Rating: R (Some Grisly Images|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2025
Runtime: 1h 43m

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