Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 65Audiences 69GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer74%
Metascore55
Audience score82%
IMDb6.7
User score6.6
Letterboxd · 304 K ratings3.0/5
Box office
3.8×its budget
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $76 M
Worldwide it earned $56 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108112Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 63 countries, rent or buy in 50 more
+53Released
2022
November 30, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseSpanishMade in
- Canada
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 47
David HarbourSanta
John LeguizamoScrooge
Beverly D'AngeloGertrude
Alex HassellJason
Alexis LouderLinda
Edi PattersonAlva
Cam GigandetMorgan Steel
Leah BradyTrudy
André EriksenGingerbread
Brendan FletcherKrampus
Mike DopudCommander Thorp
Alexander ElliotBert
Mitra SuriCandy Cane
Can AydinFrosty
Phong GiangTinsel
Finn McCager HigginsJingle
Rawleigh Clements-WillisPeppermint
Stephanie SySugarplum
Yoon Cha-LeeTechie
Marina Stephenson KerrUK Barkeeper
John B. LoweUK Mall Santa
Ray StrachanAl the Security Guard
Sean SkeneLead Bodyguard- TLThomas LorberBodyguard
Directing · 8
- Tommy Wirkola Director
- Jonathan Eusebio Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Paul Barry First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- Reed Makayev Second Assistant Director
- Jamie Ashton Third Assistant Director
- Tyshana Hobson Third Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Pat Casey Writer
- Josh Miller Writer
Production · 8
- Marc S. Fischer Executive Producer
- David Leitch Producer
- Kelly McCormick Producer
- Guy Danella Producer
- Carmen Kotyk Casting
- Brandy Hagborg Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Matthew Weston Director of Photography
- Bridger Nielson Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Jim Page Editor
- Dave Hussey Colorist
Sound · 12
- Dominic Lewis Original Music Composer
- Peter Staubli Sound Designer
- Patrick Haskill Sound Designer
- Gord Hillier Supervising Sound Editor
- Karen Baker Landers Supervising Sound Editor
- Biko Gogaladze Foley Artist
Art · 8
- Roger Fires Production Design
- Vincent Tang Set Designer
- Tamara Gauthier Set Decoration
- Aaron Becker Title Designer
- Hsien Lun Su Title Designer
- Ksenia Markova Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Laura DeLuca Costume Design
- Stacey Mendoza Hair Department Head
- Kristy Greig Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 2
- Adam Wagner Visual Effects Supervisor
- Aleksandra Sienkiewicz Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 21
- Dan Skene Stunt Coordinator
- Sean Skene Stunts
- BJ Verot Stunt Double
- Can Aydin Fight Choreographer
- Krystle Snow Stunt Double
- Ana Shepherd Stunt Double
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