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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 (David Harbour, Black Widow, Stranger Things series) is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.

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Violent Night isn't as wildly entertaining as its concept might suggest, but for those seeking harder-edged holiday fare, it may be a ho-ho-whole lot of fun.

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It could have taken its cool concept even further, but Violent Night is still a funny, gory good time -- and David Harbour is terrific as a Santa you won't want to mess with.

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Violent Night | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Christina Newland iNews.co.uk It ain’t Miracle on 34th Street, but it’s a popcorn flick that has cult classic written all over it. Rated: 3/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Violent Night | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Donald Clarke Irish Times It’s like attending a party where no two guests are on sufficiently good terms to manage even 20 minutes of civilised conversation. “Perfect for Christmas Day then,” I hear you say. Too cynical. Rated: 2/5 Dec 10, 2022 Full Review Violent Night | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Stephen Romei The Australian 112 minutes of your life rather than a day, which is a small gift... Rated: 2/5 Dec 9, 2022 Full Review Violent Night | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Nadya Martinez The Latin Times V.N. pays its respect to the cult Holiday classic Home Alone and is easily one of the funniest movies of the year. There are also some heartfelt moments, occasional bits of humanity and a traditional redemption story arc thrown in the blood-filled mix. Rated: 7/10 Aug 23, 2024 Full Review Violent Night | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Laney Gibbons Loud and Clear Reviews Closing the film with Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everybody” was the perfect ending to a near-perfect film, and it’s definitely a must-see this holiday season. Rated: 4/5 Aug 3, 2024 Full Review Violent Night | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Zach Youngs InSession Film Did we need a shallow dive into a deeper, new lore about Santa? No. Do we need the inevitable sequel with Valkyrie Mrs. Claus? Probably not... Rated: C Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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BRYAN J Great film, fun to watch. Will be adding it to the holiday rotation of movies. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/30/24 Full Review James R St Nicholas at a different level!! fun movie!! Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/31/23 Full Review The Ron This is funny and violent take on a Christmas movie. I loved it, and it's homage to Home Alone was awesome! Not a kids movie for sure. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/28/23 Full Review KJC Love it! Love it! Love it! And will own it too to watch over & over again every holiday season. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/27/23 Full Review Robert Santa Clause kicking butt in the most gruesome and graphic of ways possible. The entire movie is silly but on purpose for it's comedic effect. Watch this if you love dumb, stupid, and fun violence. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/28/23 Full Review Gigi Absolutely fantastic film! My new favorite Christmas movie in a while! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tommy Wirkola Director David Harbour Santa Claus John Leguizamo Scrooge Alex Hassell Jason Lightstone Alexis Louder Linda Edi Patterson Alva Lightstone
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Synopsis 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 (David Harbour, Black Widow, Stranger Things series) is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.

Director
Tommy Wirkola

Producer
Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Guy Danella

Screenwriter
Pat Casey, Josh Miller

Distributor
Universal Pictures

Production Co
87North, Universal Pictures, Québec Production Services Tax Credit

Rating
R (Some Sexual References|Language Throughout|Strong Bloody Violence)

Genre
Holiday, Action, Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 2, 2022, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 20, 2022

Box Office (Gross USA)
$50.1M

Runtime
1h 52m

Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos

Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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