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The Vicious Kind

Play trailer Poster for The Vicious Kind R,  2009,  1h 32m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A man tries to break up his brother and his new girlfriend and becomes infatuated with her.

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Manohla Dargis New York Times Feb 11, 2010
2/5
The characters spend far too much time working through their problems with drama-deadening directness. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Time Out Feb 10, 2010
3/5
It's the sort of Sundance-approved movie that takes place in a stereotypically bleak rural locale, while an acoustic guitar twangs mournfully over the soundtrack. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Dec 14, 2009
Indie drama reveals talent in front of and behind the camera. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf DVDTalk.com Mar 1, 2010
D+
Vicious Kind doesn't have much in the way of new corners to offer the domestic disturbance genre, resulting in a film greatly dedicated to misery, but offers no tangible reason why anyone outside of the filmmaker should care. Go to Full Review
Pam Grady Boxoffice Magazine Dec 18, 2009
4/5
What lifts this trenchant dramedy out of the ordinary are Krieger's ear for dialogue and Adam Scott's breakthrough performance as a family's black sheep seemingly intent on earning that bad rap. Go to Full Review
Aaron Hillis L.A. Weekly Dec 14, 2009
Inevitably, the film devolves into weepy catharsis, but with slick cinematography and colorfully cruel dialogue for Scott to chew up and spit at every member of this fine ensemble. Go to Full Review
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Lee Toland Krieger

Director

Adam Scott

Caleb Sinclaire

Brittany Snow

Emma Gainsborough

Alex Frost

Peter Sinclaire

J.K. Simmons

Donald Sinclaire

Vittorio Brahm

J.T.

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The Vicious Kind

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man tries to break up his brother and his new girlfriend and becomes infatuated with her.
Director
Lee Toland Krieger
Producer
Tim Harms
Screenwriter
Lee Toland Krieger
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Some Strong Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
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