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.
Practical Effects
Gnarly practical gore that makes every collision feel wet and wrong.
Acting
David Harbour's exhausted Santa rage—truly committed bit.
Direction
Wirkola knows exactly when to wink and when to wince.
Director
Tommy Wirkola
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Harbour trained with an actual military consultant for Santa's fighting style, insisting the violence feel 'tired and desperate' rather than superheroic.
The film quietly inverts Die Hard's class politics: McClane was the working-class outsider saving capitalists, but here Santa's rage is partly fueled by watching billionaires ruin his holiday too.
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