Bad Santa

Bad Santa

2003 · 92 min · EN · R · 6.6 (2,395 votes)
Dir. Terry Zwigoff · Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brett Kelly, Lauren Tom, John Ritter · Music David Kitay · Bad Santa Collection

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

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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.

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This film feels like a shot of whiskey on Christmas Eve: abrasive, hilariously inappropriate, and surprisingly warm in its core. It's a cynical, foul-mouthed take on the holidays, brimming with dark humor and a strange, unexpected heart beneath its gritty exterior. Expect laughs that might make you feel a little naughty.

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