Dear Santa

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Dear Santa

PG-13

2024

1h 48m

Holiday

Comedy

Fantasy

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When a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, a devilish Jack Black arrives to wreak havoc on the holidays. From the hilarious minds behind DUMB & DUMBER, Christmas is about to go up in flames.

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Critics Consensus

Straight to the naughty list!

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

All of the unbelievable aspects of "Dear Santa" would be forgivable if it was just funny or sweet. It's neither.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 2, 2024

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

There’s just nothing all that inventive despite the broad rule-free canvas.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 26, 2024

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Matthew Jackson

AV Club

If Christmas movies can’t be good, they can usually at least be pleasant distractions. Dear Santa is neither. It’s a regrettable film, one that wasn’t ever worth the wordplay that started it.

Rated: D

Nov 26, 2024

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Pramit Chatterjee

Film Fugitives

Contrary to popular opinion, Dear Santa rests on Robert Timothy Smith’s shoulders (...) His awkwardness, innocence, and charm feel so organic and honest that it doesn’t look like he is putting on a performance.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 20, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It appeals to neither kids or adults.

Rated: C+

Dec 14, 2024

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Alex Maidy

JoBlo's Movie Network

Dear Santa is schmaltzy, dumb, and does nothing to earn its PG-13 rating outside of mild profanity and a couple of poop jokes. Avoid.

Rated: 4/10

Dec 10, 2024

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Blake H

The concept of a kid accidentally writing a letter to Satan when he was trying to write a letter to Santa is a wild premise that could have gone in many different directions but ultimately this movie's biggest sin is it's lack of follow-through. It tried to be a wacky supernatural comedy where anything can happen and a heartfelt holiday flick at the same time, which is possible but it never fully commits to either one, not to mention the tone is uneven and the humor is lacking. Every time I thought they were doing to do something interesting with the story, they just didn't, and it almost felt like I was watching them try and figure out the story in real time. It would have been a lot more interesting if the Devil didn't reveal himself so soon, because once he does, the protagonist wants nothing to do with him and most of the movie is just him telling the Devil to leave him alone. Plus, the protagonist doesn't really make any decisions that effect the story. Things just kind of happen to him and nothing he or anyone does has any real consequences.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Legz N

Horrible acting. The only good actor was the psychologist. The kids acting (main character) was horrible. I hope he has a back up career.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Michael J

Truly awful. I can only assume the lead kid’s parents know someone important cause there’s no way he should ever act in anything. Just avoid this like the plague.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Cecilia D

Lowkey what was that how much did they pay post malone ? highkey fire tho on skib dont watch alone unless u a freak

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Paul E

Most hate it, I love

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Stacey S

I don’t understand all of the bad reviews! This movie was so cute- comedy, simple story, like what do you expect? It’s a feel good funny movie… all of y'all haters are exactly that- haters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Robert Farrelly

Director

Jack Black

Satan

Keegan-Michael Key

Actor

Brianne Howey

Molly Turner

Post Malone

Actor

Hayes MacArthur

Bill Turner

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Synopsis

When a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, a devilish Jack Black arrives to wreak havoc on the holidays. From the hilarious minds behind DUMB & DUMBER, Christmas is about to go up in flames.

Director: Robert Farrelly
Producer: Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly, Jeremy Kramer
Screenwriter: Ricky Blitt, Peter Farrelly
Distributor: Paramount+
Production Co: Conundrum Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Material|Some Language)
Genre: Holiday, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2024
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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