The Vicious Kind

The Vicious Kind (2008)

  • 70% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (1,475 ratings)

Untrusting of women following a bitter breakup on the eve of Thanksgiving, a misanthropic construction worker finds himself inexplicably attracted to his younger brother's new girlfriend. Caleb Sinclaire (Adam Scott) has just been through a particularly difficult breakup. Isolated, yet strangely… More

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Lee Toland Krieger
Written By
Lee Toland Krieger
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 11, 2009 Wide
On DVD
Feb 23, 2010
72nd Street Productions

Critic Reviews

  • Manohla Dargis, New York Times

    The characters spend far too much time working through their problems with drama-deadening directness.

  • Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

    Indie drama reveals talent in front of and behind the camera.

  • Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

    The Vicious Kind upends the heavily tread dysfunctional family drama in ways that are unique, surprising and memorable.

  • Brian Orndorf, DVDTalk.com

    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.

  • Nick Schager, Time Out New York

    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.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Alice S


    I haven't really seen Adam Scott in anything, but his turn in this dramatic role is indeed vicious but also vulnerable. Caleb's insulting outbursts cut with vitriol, and his blubbery apologies pour with nonsense that he can't quite understand himself. I'm not… More

  • Jim H


    Secrets and lies unfold in a troubled family when a man develops a lustful fascination with his brother's girlfriend when the latter brings her home for Thanksgiving. Adam Scott's performance in this deftly constructed family drama is everything I've heard it was and… More

  • Leigh R


    Kind of odd and offbeat, but it was enjoyable to watch. Very interesting chemistry of characters.

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    CAST: Brittany Snow, Adam Scott, Alex Frost, J.K. Simmons DIRECTED BY: Lee Toland Krieger SUMMARY: Caleb Sinclaire is a bitter construction worker whose life is turned upside down one Thanksgiving weekend. Estranged from his family, Caleb lives an isolated, but contented, life.… More

  • Aaron N


    Peter: Are you not sleeping again?...Is it safe for you to be driving? Caleb: I'm gonna be honest with you. No. Adam Scott is an actor I've come to enjoy seeing on screen. His two types of roles differ between being a smug, snarky but likable guy and a huge dick. In Step… More

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