Trailer
43
WeakGoodWatch scoreSummary
It's Christmas Eve and Santa is out and about spreading joy...with a hatchet and some BBQ skewers. Cannibal Claus is the modern tale of a mall Santa Claus who is down on his luck at Christmas time.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 43GoodWatch 44
IMDb4.3
Running time
1 h 11 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −24 min on the typical 95
typical 9571Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2016
December 25, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more19 people
- Bob GlazierNick Cringle / Cannibal Claus
- AGAlberto GiovannelliHerb (Nick's Father)
- Madeline DrewNancy (Nick's Mother)
- SCSlake CountsRalph (Nick's Boss)
- Ashley Lynn CaputoApril
- LGLucio GiovannelliYoung Nick
- JMJoe MakowskiJoe
- Ken Anthony IIBig Daddy
- PTPaula TsuraraRoxy
- Miss Gia LoveGina
- Cayt FeinicsNicole
- Amanda WelchTracy
- RSRacheal ShawEileen
- Krystal Pixie AdamsSanta's Elf #1
- SJStephanie JensenSanta's Elf #2
- TSTyler SmithSkip Raferty
Lisa Marie KartSarah Russo
Eric Danger DionneVinnie Russo- ADAudrey DeGraceLittle Girl
Directing · 1
- Sean Donohue Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 1
- Chris Woods Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Sound · 1
- Toshiyuki Hiraoka Music
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Picardo Limbo Special Effects Makeup Artist
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