Silent Night

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Silent Night

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2012

1h 34m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A vicious killer dressed as Santa Claus hides in plain sight during a small town's annual Christmas festivities.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Apart from some modestly inventive carnage and an undeniably humorous hambone turn by Malcolm McDowell, there's really nothing here to make genre fans dash through the snow (or maneuver through traffic) to megaplexes.

Dec 3, 2012

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Nick Pinkerton

Village Voice

Fans of nearly nude women being fed into wood chippers will not go home disappointed (except, very likely, in their hollow lives.)

Nov 30, 2012

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

The movie's intended audience will likely be satisfied by its parade of gory mayhem, cheap thrills and groan-worthy dark humor. Everyone else: You're on your own.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 30, 2012

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Even after 20 years stashed away in dusty boxes, the franchise could still be festive.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 25, 2024

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

While it might look a bit more polished than the original 1984, there's nothing deeper than surface-level sleaze.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

By no means a masterpiece, but it's a damn good time with a great villain who spares no one...

Dec 23, 2012

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Garry A

The acting is either over the top or campy. There are a few good one liners. The killings by an intimidating Santa are really cool.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/27/25

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Logan D

A man dressed as Santa Claus terrorized a small town. There is one scene in which I said, "Hey, that's like the famous scene in Silent Night, Deadly Night." I had no idea this is a remake of that film (which I haven't seen). This movie is moderately enjoyable although having some issues. One suspect disappears so long from the narrative you forget he's a suspect. And why did they get an actor like Malcolm McDowell and have him spouting trite sayings from bad cop movies?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

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Mark J

Not the best acting in the world and pretty standard kills. Just a film that demands nothing of you which is alright sometimes.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Cheyenne D

Le film m'a vraiment paru cheap, à l'image des téléfilms européens qui passent sur les chaînes de télévision ayant un public plus que facile. Le personnage d'Aubrey ne convainc pas du tout, le reste non plus. On se demande parfois à quoi servent les personnages (notamment le prêtre). J'ai plutôt apprécié les scènes de meurtres, même si elles sont très simplement écrites et réalisées. Cependant, certaines blessures n'ont aucun sens (ma plus grande question cinéma : pourquoi tout le temps faire cracher du sang ??). Je ne reverrais plus ce film, qui reste très vide d'écriture et d'originalité. PS : mon plus gros critère : j'ai détesté l'image, la colorimétrie. Je me suis parfois demandé si on ne nous avait pas simplement balancé les raw rushs, tellement on sent un manque de travail sur l'image.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Liam D

An vast improvement over the original Silent Night Deadly Night but an enjoyable slasher all by itself

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Fleegle B

I love this movie it's so enjoyable

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Steven C. Miller

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Malcolm McDowell

Sheriff Cooper

Jaime King

Aubrey Bradimore

Donal Logue

Santa Jim

Lisa Marie

Mrs. Morwood

Brendan Fehr

Deputy Jordan

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Synopsis

A vicious killer dressed as Santa Claus hides in plain sight during a small town's annual Christmas festivities.

Director: Steven C. Miller
Producer: Shara Kay, Phyllis Laing, Richard Saperstein, Brian Witten
Screenwriter: Jayson Rothwell
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Buffalo Gal Pictures, Genre Company, Empire Film & Entertainment Group
Rating: R (Brief Drug Use|Bloody Violence|Language|Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 30, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.7K
Runtime: 1h 34m

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