Vicious

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Vicious

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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)

Really strong performance from Dakota Fanning.

Nov 11, 2025

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J. Kim Murphy

Variety

“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.

Oct 13, 2025

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

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.)

Oct 10, 2025

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Lex Briscuso

Next Best Picture

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.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 19, 2025

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Jayne Nelson

Radio Times

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

Rated: 2/5

Nov 5, 2025

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

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

Rated: 3/5

Oct 26, 2025

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Zach M

Listen, the hate for this film is over the top. It tries a unique and interesting approach in a genre decimated by rehashing the same things over and over again. Minimalist horror is tough to do and they deliver. SOMETIMES the lead character is a bit stupid sure, but this is an excellent take on the dybbuk box and you won’t be disappointed for seeing it through. Most of the hate is from people who think everything should be spelled out to the audience and thankfully, this film doesn’t do that.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/18/25

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Audience Member

IMO the movie has a smart storyline, but it's lacking something, what i don't know.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/16/25

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Renaldo D

Weak, lacking context, and with terrible character development.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/25

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Jennifer R.

Boring. Never cared about the lead character.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/09/25

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Kiana S

Absolutely dog crap!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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Audience Member

Despite other reviews, I thought the story plot was well written, great acting, and the movie itself was a bit different from the usual horrors out there. I almost passed on this one due to the reviews - glad I watched it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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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.

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

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