Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
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.
Previously had an August 8, 2025, then a February 28, 2025, theatrical release.
Filmed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Written/directed by Bryan Bertino (The Strangers, The Monster, The Dark and the Wicked).
Paramount Pictures UK released Vicious on UK Digital on October 10, 2025.
Paramount Pictures released Vicious on VOD/Digital on October 10, 2025.
Vicious premiered on Paramount+ on October 10, 2025.
Director: Bryan Bertino
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