The Vicious Kind (2009)

92 min · Family Comedy, Family Drama, Romantic Comedy, comedy drama

Popularity3.5/5

12-month trendExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

Sep923Oct892Nov1.3kDec966Jan1.0kFeb655Mar891Apr1.1kMay1.2kJun2.5kJul992Aug1.1k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Bradley Stonesifer, Lee Toland Krieger

Cast

Adam Scott, Brittany Snow, Alex Frost, J.K. Simmons, Vittorio Brahm

The story

Peter is an idealistic college student on Thanksgiving break, and his older brother Caleb is begrudgingly giving him a ride home. At school, Peter has found a new girlfriend, Emma Gainsborough, and Caleb immediately grills him for details. We find out that Emma and Peter met while Emma was dating another fraternity boy.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alleinstehender Vater, Being Dumped, Feast, Missgünstiger Vater, Seniorin, Strong Woman, Thanksgiving, Trennung, Woman between two Men, vater-sohn

Genres

Family Comedy, Family Drama, Romantic Comedy, comedy drama

Find trailer on YouTube ↗ Plot source & revision Wikipedia Wikidata Open Media Database Permalink

Film metadata comes from the open sources listed in Credits & Contact. Catalogue details may be incomplete.

Your lists

Loading your lists…

Movie themes