Bad Santa (2003)

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Directed by

Terry Zwigoff

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Billy Bob Thornton
Willie

Tony Cox
Marcus

Brett Kelly
The Kid

Lauren Graham
Sue

Lauren Tom
Lois

Bernie Mac
Gin

John Ritter
Bob Chipeska

Ajay Naidu
Hindustani Troublemaker

Written by

Glenn Ficarra
(written by)

John Requa
(written by)

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Crude, lewd, hilarious...and touching!

15 years, 10 months ago at Jun 4 12:25

PvtCaboose91

5 votes

"I'm an eating, drinking, shitting, fucking Santy Claus." Are you sick and tired of the recent glut of strictly by-the-numbers, saccharine-coated Christmas movies? If so, then praise the skies for Terry Zwigoff's Bad Santa; a no-holds-barred misanthropic black comedy that casually takes every cherished cliché of Christmas movies, tears them to shreds and takes a piss on the remains. Crude, vulgar... read more

Therapy for the kids!

15 years, 4 months ago at Dec 4 17:12

Lexi

5 votes

''Why don't you wish in one hand, and shit in the other. See which one fills up first.''

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.

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Bad Movie

17 years, 5 months ago at Nov 2 20:16

jasoncarulli

2 votes

Bad Santa? More like "Bad Movie." However, Billy Bob Thorton turns in a breakout performance playing the role he knows best, himself. A degenerate drunk thief playing father figure to an innocent kid is very fitting for the holiday season. Watch Thorton spread the joy of Christmas as Santa Claus and follow along not knowing whether to laugh or cringe.

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It is the height of the festive holiday season and merry shoppers have begun their yearly pilgrimages to their local malls. Among the drove is a pair of con men, on a decadent road trip as Santa and his elf. Rather than spreading good cheer, the duo's motive is to rob each establishment, a strategy that becomes complicated when they encounter a precocious 8-year old that teaches them the true meaning of Christmas.

Release date: 26 November 2003
UPC: 786936240467

Tags: Comedy (39), Christmas (34), Crime (20), 2003 (17), Heist (13), 2000s (12), Black Comedy (10), Robbery (10), Santa Claus (9), Drama (8), Dark Comedy (8), (8), Con Artist (7), Anti Hero (6), Alcoholism (6), Alcoholic (6), Holiday (5), Vulgar (5), Elf (4)

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