Overview:
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.| Status: | Released (2022-11-30) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 2 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $50,057,405 |
| Screen: | Pat Casey, Josh Miller |
| Productions: | 87North Productions, Universal Pictures, Original Pictures, dentsu |
| Production Countries: | Canada, Japan, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Español, English, Português |
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Casts
- 35029: David Harbour - Santa
- 5723: John Leguizamo - Scrooge
- 821: Beverly D'Angelo - Gertrude
- 178634: Alex Hassell - Jason
- 2273501: Alexis Louder - Linda
- 205213: Edi Patterson - Alva
- 55086: Cam Gigandet - Morgan Steel
Crews
- 1209781: Guy Danella - Producer - Production
- 76927: Tommy Wirkola - Director - Directing
- 40684: David Leitch - Producer - Production
- 1030590: Kelly McCormick - Producer - Production
- 63453: Pat Casey - Writer - Writing
- 63449: Josh Miller - Writer - Writing
- 575130: Matthew Weston - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
Manuel São Bento
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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/violent-night-spoiler-free-review "Violent Night is one of the biggest surprises of the year, instantly becoming a contemporary Christmas classic! David Harbour expertly embodies a shockingly brutal, savage versio ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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"Santa" (David Harbour) is getting a bit disillusioned with the whole Christmas thing. He is tired of delivering gifts to modern day children who live in an unappreciative, throw-away, culture and so has taken to the bottle rather. Leaving Bristol one night, he rather drunkenly crash ....
Continue reading ->The Movie Mob
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**Violent Night is a savage Christmas action flick with Die Hard vibes and an awesome hardcore Santa hero!** Violent Night was precisely what I expected and everything I hoped for - ridiculously delightful dumb fun filled with brutal action and violence! A new Christmas classic! T ....
Continue reading ->Chris Sawin
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_Violent Night_ overcomes its weak script and familiar concept with enough ooey gooey squelchy violence to appease bloodthirsty horror fans and action junkies alike. It still manages to be a bloody festive blast filled with head squashing Christmas carnage. **Full review:** https: ....
Continue reading ->MovieGuys
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It would seem psychotic Santa is coming to town this Xmas. Putting aside the woke nonsense and shallow script, Violent Night is a moderately watchable, darkly comedic action flick, that draws inspiration from 80's style franchise's such as Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. Its wel ....
Continue reading ->Nathan
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Violent Night was exactly what I was looking for heading into this movie. It is laugh-out-loud funny with spectacular action and brutal gory kills, a perfect blend for a Christmas film! When David Harbor is on screen this movie works wonderfully. I never knew I needed a David Harb ....
Continue reading ->GenerationofSwine
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Yeah I'm going to give this top marks, not because it is really that good, but because it came out in 2022 and was probably the best thing in the theater at the time (which was probably why the other Movie Data Base started deleting positive reviews of it). But a lot of it is do ....
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This shouldn't be my favorite film that I have ever watched. But it is. This film made me love Santa as a character. This film fills the very need for "What if Santa was a badass?"—the shots, the use of music, the actors, the backstory of Santa, the EVERYTHING. I've watched this film ....
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"Violent Night" exceeded expectations and proved to be an unexpectedly entertaining and thrilling theatrical experience. The film successfully blended action, comedy, and excitement to create a fun and engaging adventure that kept viewers on the edge of their seats. One of the sta ....
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