The Vicious Kind (2009)

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How would you protect someone from their first love?

A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.

• Released: 2009-12-11
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 125 votes

Directed by Lee Toland Krieger.

Top cast

• Adam Scott as Caleb Sinclaire
• Brittany Snow as Emma Gainsborough
• Alex Frost as Peter Sinclaire
• J.K. Simmons as Donald Sinclaire
• Vittorio Brahm as J.T.
• Bill Buell as Rocky
• Alysia Reiner as Samantha
• Kate Krieger as Molly
• Jordan Reid as Hannah

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Vicious Kind

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on AMC+ Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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