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Bad Santa
A gleefully foul-mouthed, sour-then-sweet Christmas comedy that makes you squirm and laugh at the same time.
About 2003 film by Terry Zwigoff
Genres comedy, crime, Christmas
Directed by Terry Zwigoff
Written by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Octavia Spencer, Bernie Mac, Cloris Leachman, Lauren Graham, Alex Borstein, John Ritter, Lauren Tom
Music David Kitay
Runtime 91 min
Country United States
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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