- Release Date: 2003
- Runtime: N/A
- Genre: Comedy, Crime
- Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham ... see all
- Director: Terry Zwigoff
- Plot: "Bad Santa" is the story of two conmen who go on a road trip to malls dressed as Santa and his elf. Rather than spreading good cheer, the duo's motive... Read more
User Reviews
Great Comedy
Jan 07, 2009
bigshialabeouffan - yahoo.com
Jan 07, 2009bigshialabeouffan - yahoo.com
This movie is highly hilarious and it's a great comedy. The story is very interesting and it's extreme laughter the entire time. The acting is great for a comdey and we have a fantastic cast. The direction is well planned and... Full review
Bad Santa is a little too mean
Dec 18, 2008
jmils41290 - yahoo.com
Dec 18, 2008jmils41290 - yahoo.com
Hide the kids because Billy Bob Thornton as Santa is rude, crude, and absolutely out of control. Then again, anyone daring enough to watch this movie already knows that and it's occasionally hilarious to watch. Willie is a man who teams... Full review
BEST NOT HEARD ABOUT MOVIE
Aug 09, 2008
nascarfan546 - yahoo.com
Aug 09, 2008nascarfan546 - yahoo.com
A+ Bad Santa is one of those movies that you don't hear to much about, but then you watch it on one of those pay channels and you end up laughing thru the whole movie and end up watching it over... Full review
Bad Santa!
Jul 27, 2008
princess_kitty_sarah - yahoo.com
Jul 27, 2008princess_kitty_sarah - yahoo.com
This movie was so funny! A drunk santa to great! and the midget that follows him is to funny! Billy Bob Thorton did great!... Full review
My Favourite Christmas Movie
Jun 22, 2008
The_Flesh_Eating_Vegan - imdb.com
Jun 22, 2008The_Flesh_Eating_Vegan - imdb.com
I am sick of most the Scrooge-type Christmas movies where the main character does not initially believe in Christmas or is too busy to celebrate Christmas and in the end he's all celebrating it with some strangers because he's become... Full review
Hi larious
Jun 21, 2008
nickntatey - yahoo.com
Jun 21, 2008nickntatey - yahoo.com
a great christmas movie for mature audiences.. I probably laughed through 80 percent of this movie.. one of my favorite comedies... Full review
Let the end of political correctness begin...
Jun 14, 2008
dry_w - yahoo.com
Jun 14, 2008dry_w - yahoo.com
Right after I saw Bad Santa I went online and read a review which had been written by the "Movie Mom" on the film. Obviously she hated it. If you have been brainwashed by the PC police, you will probably hate... Full review
Bad Santa is not a Family Movie
Jun 02, 2008
bearp51 - yahoo.com
Jun 02, 2008bearp51 - yahoo.com
I have seen this movie countless times. It is a must during the Holiday. It is not a family movie. This movie us hilarious!... Full review
The story about Santa and the elf...........
Jan 18, 2008
snakeyes1741 - yahoo.com
Jan 18, 2008snakeyes1741 - yahoo.com
okay this movie is really funny because it really explains why santa hair keeps falling and why isnt he in the north pole but this movie is like a foul mouthed saxual movie mixed with a child in it well i... Full review
Naughty Santa
Dec 30, 2007
raskaljhon - yahoo.com
Dec 30, 2007raskaljhon - yahoo.com
This movie was hilarious. Billy Bob Thornton does a great job playing a very unusual Santa. Overall, this movie has a great story and a great cast. It also stars John Ritter, I think this was his last film, it was... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Apr 13, 2009Film.com
This is a wonderfully merciless, vulgar comedy and Thornton doesn't pull any punches.....Billy Bob Thornton: Best and Worst....I saw this piece of excruciating cinema when it came out....I love this trailer of the movie.....Speaking of which, I didn't hate this movie at all..... ... Full Review
| Nov 11, 2008Prefixmag
For all the doom-and-gloom posturing, however, perhaps the best moments on Christmas Cheer are the more straightforward Christmas numbers.
The two original songs on the album, "My Dreams of Christmas" and "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" explore this theme from the Yuletide perspective.
... Full Review
| Aug 01, 2008Boxoffice Magazine
There's little in "Bad Santa" that comes near the brilliance of a truly inspired piece of offensive moviemaking like the "South Park" feature, and as the mechanics of Thornton's officially approved Hollywood character arc kick in, and he gradually exploits but then befriends the fat kid all the other kids pick on, it's possible to feel conned and cheated. ... Full Review
| Dec 11, 2007Village Voice
As befits a movie that enjoyed cult status virtually from the moment it premiered in late 2003, Bad Santa exists in multiple versions:....there's the so-called Badder Santa , released on DVD the following summer, which claimed to restore a number of deleted scenes;....This third Bad Santa may be the shortest version but, in every way, it's the strongest.....Billy Bob Thornton plays an extravagantly vile department-store Santa-violent, sodden, foul-mouthed, chain-smoking-who insults kids (along with their pa ... Full Review
| Dec 10, 2007Matchflick
I tuned into this because of the director, Terry Zwigoff (Bad Santa) despite being warned that it was not worth watching.
There were plenty of interesting characters in this film - John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, and Anjelica Huston played those, but there was also an abundance of boring characters, and a plethora of lousy acting, mostly by the cops.
... Full Review
News
LAUREN GRAHAM had a back-up career planned if she failed at acting - the BAD SANTA star wanted to be a professional jockey.
newkerala.com –
2010-03-03
The 42 year old grew up riding horses in Virginia, and thought she was destined to race horses until she landed her first starring role in a high school play. ... Full Article
TV Reviews, News & Features ... With Love
tvfodder.com –
2009-12-15

Bad Santa - Santa having lunch
Bad Santa - Willie teaches the kid to box
Billy Bob Thornton: Bad Santa - trips out on alarm clock lol
Bad Santa - Wish in one hand...
