[1][2] Tom (Matt Barber) and Alison (Megan Maczko) are a married couple having sex when Aaron (Edward Akrout) breaks into their house and assaults them.

When they come to, Alison is tied up in a shibari position and suspended from the ceiling in the kitchen while Tom is about to be bound by Aaron in the bathroom.

As events progress, Aaron's actions grow increasingly more violent and dangerous and things come to the surface that shows that Tom and Alison are both hiding secrets.

has been positive and Ain't It Cool News remarked that due to the film's graphic nature concerning sex, violence, and BDSM, the film will not be for everyone and that "It is extremely hard to watch in places and the politically correct lobby will undoubtedly be horrified by some of it, but that is the point.

"[4] Starburst and Scream also wrote favorable reviews,[5] with Starbust stating "A film as hypnotic as it is distasteful, Deadly Virtues certainly bears checking out.