Don't Open Till Christmas

1984

1h 26m

Holiday

Horror

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100+ Ratings

A Scotland Yard inspector (Edmund Purdom) hunts a killer of Santa Clauses around London.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Better than it has any right to be, its methodical mayhem of a serial-killing Santa Claus delivers a new perspective on more slasher-oriented seasonal offerings.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Cheryl Eddy

io9.com

The characters in Don’t Open Till Christmas are woefully underdeveloped, but there’s just enough weird flair scattered around to make them interesting.

Sep 14, 2022

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Oct 10, 2005

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Fleegle B

I wish this movie had a UK DVD release so I could watch it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Steve D

Unpleasant yes, but laughable when it tries to scare.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/23

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Audience Member

i mean, watching it for the first time now, it's not a good movie, haha. i can see where it maybe has a cult following though. & genuinely surprised by the number of boobs there were. i saw this via Joe Bob Briggs Drive-In episode which maybe made it more interesting than it would've been otherwise, but even then I'm not sure i would recommend it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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tom k

Terribly confusing and uninteresting if not for watching it along with the #MutantFam on Joe Bob's "Ghoultide Get-Together".

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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dave j

A deranged serial killer targeting anyone dress up as Santa Clause with the possible connection to one of the investigators who is investigating him.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

awesome british cult classic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Edmund Purdom

Director

Alan Birkinshaw

Director

Edmund Purdom

Inspector Ian Harris

Alan Lake

Giles

Belinda Mayne

Kate Briosky

Gerry Sundquist

Cliff Boyd

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Further Reading: Seasonal Slaying – The 12 Horrors of Christmas

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Synopsis

A Scotland Yard inspector (Edmund Purdom) hunts a killer of Santa Clauses around London.

Director: Edmund Purdom, Alan Birkinshaw
Genre: Holiday, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

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