Christmas Bloody Christmas

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Christmas Bloody Christmas

2022

1h 27m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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It's Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself.

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Critics Consensus

Perhaps it isn't quite as much fun as a movie about a murderous robot Santa ought to be, but for fans of holiday horror, Christmas Bloody Christmas is still a gift.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

12/13/2022

a young independent woman’s nightmare (of patriarchy) before Christmas.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

12/12/2022

3/4

This is a gruesome slice of holiday cruelty that knows exactly what it is and doesn’t try to be anything else, and that’s exactly as it should be.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

12/09/2022

The overall vibe here ends up being less “good dirty fun” than “foul-mouthed teenager trying to look cool.”

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

6/10

It’s [not] a perfect film. The top half is talk-heavy. The lead character is somewhat annoying. [With] lots of neon light and oversaturated primary colors, much of the action is muddy and hard to discern...

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

01/02/2025

3.5/5

The film’s first act is soured by its insufferable dialogue. But in the rest of the film, Begos’s chaotic tendencies are channeled into sleek, stylish action that feels more focused than any of his prior work without feeling any less kinetic.

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Hector A. Gonzalez

Loud and Clear Reviews

01/04/2024

3/5

While Christmas Bloody Christmas doesn’t come close to reinventing the Holiday horror film subgenre, it does deliver delightful exploitation cinema-like kills and stylistic tendencies.

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Chris M

12/21/2022

It was pretty lame but I wasn’t there to see a movie with a plot. I’m a local from Placerville. I was curious about the local footage.

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SHERRY

12/18/2022

I didn't care for it. It had too much cussing, way too much talking before the action or killing started. I wanted to get my money back after the first 5 minutes.

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Cole Thompson

12/10/2022

A fun Christmas slasher movie that doesn't try to be anything else. I loved every minute! Saw it in theaters and immediately subscribed to Shudder and watching it again!!!

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Charles T.

@CharlesGaming1000 May 21

it’s a pretty generic slasher film and it’s one generic ledger film that I absolutely love. It’s funny very funny.

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Dave C

@RT09838700 Dec 28

I'm all for softcore bullshit hammy horror, but this goes another level and destroys itself... The lead is irritating, and the story is more about various guys wanting to have sex with her than it is about even trying to explain a murderous robotic Santa. I mean, the comedy horror value in that should be gold!

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Dan C

@djeec Dec 27

There are movies made for a niche audience. Then there are films made for a particularly select group of people. This is the later. The two main characters can't get through the first half hour of the movie without swearing every other word or stop debating about bands for five seconds. This screams of amateur filmmaking. In a good movie, you give info about your character and then move on to provide different info to learn something new about them. In Christmas Bloody Christmas, the characters I'm referring too are stuck in first gear. They can't talk about anything else, or be anything but obnoxious, so they inevitably become uninteresting and unlikable. At that point, why should anyone care? And a multi-million dollar Terminator Santa ends up at a small town toy store? How the hell does that happen? Oh wait, again, I don't care. Word of advice to the director: You're not experienced enough to make movies for yourself. You have to do something good first.

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Synopsis

It's Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself.

Director: Joe Begos
Producer: Joe Begos, Josh Ethier
Screenwriter: Joe Begos
Distributor: Shudder / RLJE Films
Production Co: Channel 83 Films
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 9, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $251.6K
Runtime: 1h 27m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)