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The Vicious Kind

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 32m
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6.9/10
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Adam Scott in The Vicious Kind (2009)
A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.
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A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
7.9K
YOUR RATING
    • Lee Toland Krieger
    • Lee Toland Krieger(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Adam Scott
    • Brittany Snow
    • Alex Frost
    • Lee Toland Krieger
    • Lee Toland Krieger(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Adam Scott
    • Brittany Snow
    • Alex Frost
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    • 41User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    Lee Toland Krieger in The Vicious Kind (2009)
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    Adam Scott, J.K. Simmons, Brittany Snow, and Alex Frost in The Vicious Kind (2009)
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    Adam Scott
    Adam Scott
    • Caleb Sinclaire
    Brittany Snow
    Brittany Snow
    • Emma Gainsborough
    Alex Frost
    Alex Frost
    • Peter Sinclaire
    J.K. Simmons
    J.K. Simmons
    • Donald Sinclaire
    Vittorio Brahm
    • J.T.
    Bill Buell
    Bill Buell
    • Rocky
    Alysia Reiner
    Alysia Reiner
    • Samantha
    Kate Krieger
    Kate Krieger
    • Molly
    Jordan Reid
    Jordan Reid
    • Hannah
    • (as Jordan Reid Berkow)
    Anne Gill
    • Waitress
    Emily Jo
    • Girl in Bar
    • (as Emily Oehler)
    Jim Ford
    Jim Ford
    • Frat Boy #1
    Kevin Rogers
    Kevin Rogers
    • Frat Guy #2
    Rebecca Nickeas
    • Bartender
    • (as Rebecca Bond Nickeas)
    Robert Bizik
    Robert Bizik
    • Captain of Bowling Team
    • (uncredited)
    Angela Wheaton
    • Townie
    • (uncredited)
      • Lee Toland Krieger
      • Lee Toland Krieger(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Brittany Snow and J.K. Simmons collaborated again in The Late Bloomer (2016).
    • Quotes

      Caleb Sinclaire: Say there's someone in your life, and you know you can't be in love with them, you don't really know them... Maybe you know that you're not really right for them... You *know* that whatever it is your feeling is really just an attraction towards an image of that person you've create in your mind?

      Samantha: I don't know.

      Caleb Sinclaire: Oh, of course I sorry, you were probably molested as a child. Were you, uh molested as a child?

    • Connections
      References 60 Minutes (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      A Long Dream
      Performed by Tyler Ramsey

    User reviews41

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    8/10
    Great little film, give it a try.
    The Vicious Kind may not be what it seems like from the title or the premise, but that turns out to be a good thing, in this little gem of a straight to video film that does pay off if you stick with it to the end. Disillusioned Caleb (Adam Scott), who chain smokes as he tells his newly smitten brother Peter (Alex Frost) that 'They're all whore's-' he's talking about women of course. But no matter how off putting and anti social he might seem at first, Caleb, well guided by Scott's first rate performance, is one of those character's you couldn't ignore if you tried. Peter's new girlfriend Emma Gainsborough (Brittany Snow) might have an upper class name, but we can tell she's not from wealth even if she didn't keep sneaking outside to smoke. But as much as she may be turned off by Caleb's many acts where he well acts out, (including leaving X rated pics of himself with a prostitute for her to find), we know that the bad brother has something to offer that the good one can't possibly provide, and while the third act of the film does not play out too predictably, it would be no surprise to most viewers what happens. But the performances above all make this film watchable, not the least of which comes from J.K. Simmons as Frank, the father who is estranged from Caleb, while inviting of Peter and Emma's budding relationship. Simmons turns in yet another dependable and likable character here, even with the least screen time of the four. Happy endings may not necessarily abound at the end, but at the very least the film leaves it's character's with the promise for a different path.
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    • Release date
      • January 17, 2009 (United States)
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      • Newington, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • 72nd Street Productions
      • Candleridge Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
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