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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Benjamin Lee Guardian There’s only so much cutting and hacking and stabbing that can distract from unsure writing that isn’t taking us anywhere or really pushing us into pondering the uneasy moral questions at its centre. Rated: 2/5 Oct 9, 2025 Full Review 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 Full Review James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk at some point you might start to feel as resentful as the protagonist does in being used and abused with no clear sense of purpose Rated: 2/4 Oct 23, 2025 Full Review Emiliano Basile EscribiendoCine Bryan Bertino's direction and script manage to maintain the oppressive atmosphere in this psychological thriller that explores the limits of perception and emotional confinement. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Oct 22, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Amanda W This movie was well written and directed. It kept my heart pounding the whole time. I couldn't rip my eyes away from watching it. I love Dakota Fanning and happy to see her consistently acting again ! Only issue with her was the non stop super heavy and running type breathing she kept doing. Great film! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/25 Full Review Logan S A terrifying descent into madness and self-loathing. I only detracted half a star because the scenes I remember most from the preview have gotten cut out. Still haunting months later. Hopefully they get put back at some point, but Dakota is incredible and I loved the entire look and feel. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/25 Full Review James I It looks like a movie. That's about it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/25 Full Review Mu5hrooms .. Not understanding why this movie gets so much hate, it’s actually pretty scary, the old school story of the dybukk box, 10/10 can’t believe this movie isn’t talked about more , was not expecting it to be so good! Way worth the watch Dakota fanning was immaculate Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/27/25 Full Review Allan M. Interesting concept and has a few decent stretches, but in the end, this movie is a chore to get through. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/26/25 Full Review Heather T. It was very flat but memorable. It intrigued my mind to what would I choose? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/25/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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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