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Vicious

2025 · 98 min

A slow-burn nightmare of dread and sacrifice, where every choice tightens the screws and the horror lingers long after.

Directed by
Bryan Bertino
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Dakota Fanning, Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack
Tagline
Give it something you hate, something you need, something you love.
Overview
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.

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Stream in the UK
  • Paramount Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Bryan Bertino
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Dakota Fanning, Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Bryan Bertino
Written by
Bryan Bertino
Starring
Dakota Fanning, Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack, Rachel Blanchard, Devyn Nekoda, Klea Scott, Emily Mitchell, Bauston Camilleri
Music
Tom Schraeder
Cinematography
Tristan Nyby
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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