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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 is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
A group of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family's estate on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they didn't count on one unexpected defender: Santa Claus is on the premises, and he's about to show them why this Yuletide is going to be a bloody one. Santa must fight his way through the mercenaries to save the family and Christmas.
Violent Night received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its blend of holiday spirit and brutal action, along with David Harbour's performance. Audiences also responded well to the film's unique premise and over-the-top violence.
A gory and gleefully violent Christmas action-comedy.
David Harbour shines as a surprisingly brutal Santa Claus.
The film successfully blends holiday cheer with intense, over-the-top action sequences.
Google audience: Audiences loved the film's unique concept of a violent Santa Claus, praising the exciting action and dark humor. Many found it to be a refreshing and entertaining holiday movie.
Director Tommy Wirkola had previously directed the zombie action-comedy 'Dead Snow'.
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"Violent Night" exceeded expectations and proved to be an unexpectedly entertaining and thrilling theatrical experience. The film successfully blended action, comedy, and excitement to create a fun and engaging adventure that kept viewers o...
This shouldn't be my favorite film that I have ever watched. But it is. This film made me love Santa as a character. This film fills the very need for "What if Santa was a badass?"—the shots, the use of music, the actors, the backstory of S...
Yeah I'm going to give this top marks, not because it is really that good, but because it came out in 2022 and was probably the best thing in the theater at the time (which was probably why the other Movie Data Base started deleting positiv...
Violent Night was exactly what I was looking for heading into this movie. It is laugh-out-loud funny with spectacular action and brutal gory kills, a perfect blend for a Christmas film! When David Harbor is on screen this movie works won...
It would seem psychotic Santa is coming to town this Xmas. Putting aside the woke nonsense and shallow script, Violent Night is a moderately watchable, darkly comedic action flick, that draws inspiration from 80's style franchise's suc...
_Violent Night_ overcomes its weak script and familiar concept with enough ooey gooey squelchy violence to appease bloodthirsty horror fans and action junkies alike. It still manages to be a bloody festive blast filled with head squashing C...
**Violent Night is a savage Christmas action flick with Die Hard vibes and an awesome hardcore Santa hero!** Violent Night was precisely what I expected and everything I hoped for - ridiculously delightful dumb fun filled with brutal act...
"Santa" (David Harbour) is getting a bit disillusioned with the whole Christmas thing. He is tired of delivering gifts to modern day children who live in an unappreciative, throw-away, culture and so has taken to the bottle rather. Leaving ...
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/violent-night-spoiler-free-review "Violent Night is one of the biggest surprises of the year, instantly becoming a contemporary Christmas classic! David Harbour expertly...