R-rated, cult, black comedy starring Billy Bob Thornton as a miserable, Bukowski-esque drunk and dwarf Tony Cox as his partner. Together they...
R-rated, cult, black comedy starring Billy Bob Thornton as a miserable, Bukowski-esque drunk and dwarf Tony Cox as his partner. Together they pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. Directed by Terry Zwigoff (Ghost World), who had rewrites done on the script by the Coen brothers (although they remain uncredited due to Writer Guild rules).
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78 %218 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
75 %201,264 reviewsAudience score rating
"I didn't like this movie merely because it was weird and different; I liked it because it makes no compromises and takes no prisoners. And because it is funny."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Extremely funny - at times sidesplittingly so..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"The foulest holiday movie I've ever seen - and the funniest."
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune"This is a superb stink bomb of an entertainment..."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"An achingly funny and corrupt dark comedy."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"I found the escalating disreputability of Bad Santa completely cathartic."
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Salon
Salon"A delightfully obscene alternative to the usual Christmas tosh."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Bad Santa salvages a tired, paint-by-numbers formula by resisting it every step of the way..."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"Even when the film threatens to turn feel-good, it thankfully resists the urge."
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Associated Press
Associated Press"It's actually pretty sweet at heart, although never sentimental."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldBad Santa | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Frequent coarse language, Sexual references
- Runtime
- 95
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country of origin
- USA, Germany
