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Bad Santa 2

2016 · 92 min

A sour, crude, cheerfully mean-spirited holiday romp that coasts on vulgar gags and a grubby anti-Christmas spirit.

Directed by
Mark Waters
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Tagline
Giving the holidays another shot.
Overview
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.

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Directed by
Mark Waters
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • greed
  • family
  • addiction
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by
Mark Waters
Written by
Johnny Rosenthal, Shauna Cross
Starring
Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks, Brett Kelly, Ryan Hansen, Jenny Zigrino, Jeff Skowron
Music
Lyle Workman
Cinematography
Theo van de Sande
Runtime
92 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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