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Very Bad Things (1998)

Very Bad Things poster
Directed by
Peter Berg
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 695 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends accidentally kills a prostitute during a bachelor party and then tries to cover it up. Their attempts to hide the crime lead to more violence and betrayal among them.

darkly comictenseunsettlingchaoticabsurdcynicalbleakfast-paced

What happens

Very Bad Things is a 1998 American black comedy film written and directed by Peter Berg in his feature film directorial debut and starring Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, Daniel Stern, Jeremy Piven, Christian Slater, Leland Orser, Kobe Tai and Jeanne Tripplehorn. The plot follows a group of men who become embroiled in crime and betrayal after they attempt to conceal an accidental death. Very Bad Things was not well received and grossed $21 million against a $30 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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