The Vicious Kind

The Vicious Kind

6.2IMDb Score
Released:2009-12-11
Duration:92 min
Director:Lee Toland Krieger
Actors:Adam Scott, Brittany Snow, Alex Frost, J.K. Simmons, Vittorio Brahm
Production:72nd Street Productions, Candleridge Entertainment

Overview:

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.

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