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Bad Santa

2003Movie1 h 32 minR

ComedyDrama
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Metacritic707.0Rotten Tomatoes78%75%

A bleak, fast-paced drama movie about everyday modern life and society.

Good for date night · friends night · party vibe

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Not for warmth or scares.

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Story

He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice.

You'd better watch out - Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Willie's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.

Feels like

  • Dark Comedy
  • Christmas
  • Anti-Hero
  • Satirical
  • Crime
  • Dysfunctional Family
  • Social Commentary
  • Holiday Heist

Cast

24 of 26

Crew

Directed by
Terry Zwigoff
Written by
John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Produced by
Bob Weinstein, John Cameron, Sarah Aubrey
Music by
David Kitay

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Facts

November 26, 2003 · 1 h 32 min · R

Released
November 26, 2003
Runtime
1 h 32 min
Age rating
R
Content
Strong Language, Sexual Content, Drug Use, Violence
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Original language
English
Made in
United States, Germany
Budget
$23 million
Box office
$77 million
Available in
53 countries

Tropes

Leaving Food for Santa, Cluster F-Bomb, Hypocritical Humor +9

  • Leaving Food for Santa
  • Cluster F-Bomb
  • Hypocritical Humor
  • All There in the Script
  • Took a Level in Badass
  • You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
  • The Bully
  • Becoming the Mask
  • Deadpan Snarker
  • Parental Abandonment
  • Good Feels Good
  • Bad Job, Worse Uniform

12 of 107 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream Bad Santa?"

Questions about Bad Santa

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Bad Santa?

HBO MaxCinemax

In the United States, Bad Santa streams on HBO Max and Cinemax. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 20 other countries.

Is Bad Santa worth watching?

72
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, and Metacritic 70).

Is there a sequel to Bad Santa?

  1. Bad Santa (2003)
  2. Bad Santa 2 (2016)

Yes: it's movie 1 of 2 in its series, followed by Bad Santa 2 (2016).

Will Bad Santa make me laugh?

Very funny

Yes, a lot: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and dark humor (9 of 10).

Is Bad Santa plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (8 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.

Was Bad Santa a box office hit?

Budget$23 million
Box office$77 million

Yes: it cost about $23 million to make and earned $77 million worldwide, 3.3 times its budget.

What tropes does Bad Santa use?

Leaving Food for SantaCluster F-BombHypocritical HumorAll There in the ScriptTook a Level in BadassYou Have Outlived Your UsefulnessThe BullyBecoming the MaskDeadpan SnarkerParental AbandonmentGood Feels GoodBad Job, Worse Uniformand 95 more

TV Tropes lists 107 tropes for it, including Leaving Food for Santa, Cluster F-Bomb, and Hypocritical Humor.