IMDb 6.3 1998 HD

Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things

1998
Comedy Crime Thriller
100 min R USA
6.263 / 10
6.3 IMDB

Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies.…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Peter Berg / Basti Van Der Woude / Chris Howell
Starring
Christian Slater / Cameron Diaz / Jon Favreau / Leland Orser / Jeremy Piven / Daniel Stern / Jeanne Tripplehorn / Rob Brownstein

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

shocking dark humour chaotic disturbing audacious unyielding violent desperate outrageous memorable bleak unhinged

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
May 13, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

This is the kind of audacious, boundary-pushing cinema that leaves an indelible mark. Very Bad Things excels in its masterful depiction of a friendship tested to its absolute limits by circumstance and poor decisions. Christian Slater is compelling…

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Arthur Finch
May 13, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

Very Bad Things is a film that dares to go where few comedies would tread, and for that, it deserves a certain acknowledgement. The performances, particularly from Christian Slater and the ensemble, convey a palpable sense of panic…

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Penelope Croft
May 13, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

The premise of Very Bad Things, a Las Vegas bachelor party gone horribly wrong, promises a certain level of debauchery. However, the film often feels more gratuitous than clever. Christian Slater does his best with a role that…

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Marcus Bellweather
May 13, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

A masterclass in escalating disaster, Very Bad Things is a black comedy that doesn't pull its punches. Jon Favreau, Leland Orser, and Jeremy Piven are particularly effective as the increasingly desperate friends. The film's fearless exploration of moral…

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Eleanor Vance
May 13, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Very Bad Things plunges headfirst into depravity, offering a bachelor party that quickly curdles into a full-blown nightmare. Christian Slater anchors the chaos as the increasingly beleaguered groom-to-be. While the film's commitment to its dark premise is admirable,…

FAQs

Very Bad Things distinguishes itself through its sheer audacity and the relentless escalation of its premise. While sharing DNA with other films that find humour in taboo subjects, it often pushes further into extreme territory. Its commitment to a rapidly spiralling narrative, where each solution creates a worse problem, sets it apart as a particularly unvarnished and often uncomfortable viewing experience within the genre.