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The Mean One

2022 · 93 min

A gleefully trashy holiday slasher that mixes gory kills with silly parody, best enjoyed as a knowing, low-brow romp.

Directed by
Steven LaMorte
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Starring
David Howard Thornton, Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins
Tagline
Slashing through the snow.
Overview
In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy witnesses the murder of her parents by a blood-thirsty green figure in a red Santa suit. Twenty years later, the Christmas-hating monster begins to terrorize the town once more. Cindy finds new purpose in stopping the creature and saving the holiday.

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Directed by
Steven LaMorte
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Starring
David Howard Thornton, Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins
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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • survival
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour6
Realism3
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
Steven LaMorte
Written by
Flip Kobler, Finn Kobler
Starring
David Howard Thornton, Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, Amy Schumacher, Flip Kobler, Christopher Sanders
Music
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Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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