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Silent Night, Deadly Night

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A reimagining of the controversial 1984 cult horror classic -- when Billy witnesses his parents' grisly murder on Christmas Eve at the hands of Santa, it ignites a lifelong mission to spread holiday fear. Every Christmas, he dons the jolly red suit and delivers a blood-soaked massacre to feed his twisted sense of justice. This Christmas Eve, Billy wants to know: "Have you been naughty?"
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Silent Night, Deadly Night embraces the franchise's inherent absurdity while surpassing the original with sharper filmmaking, richer characterization, and politically astute, pitch-black satire.

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Sergio Burstein Los Angeles Times Jan 2
The work maintains coherence, offers novel twists and, of course, is full of great gory moments. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Alison Foreman IndieWire Dec 17
B
An audacious 2025 season capper for Cineverse and a solid achievement for Nelson, one that promises the director will give us more genre worth unwrapping down the line. Go to Full Review
Barry Hertz Globe and Mail Dec 17
Nelson doesn’t go nearly far enough in subverting the twinned formulas he is playing with, turning the whole affair into a gory, soggy slog with few surprises and little energy. Go to Full Review
Erik Childress Movie Madness Podcast Jan 3
1.5/4
Goodbye deranged killer Santa who outraged parents in 1984. Hello guy who was once hypnotized by Michael Myers and now by robbing shotgun Santa created by someone who watched Bill Paxton’s Frailty a lot. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media Dec 31
3/5
Easily the best in the entire gruesome Silent Night franchise, this remake uses the bones of the original 1980s story but adds many intriguing new elements. The result is an entertaining and even sometimes touching movie. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Dec 30
2/5
The third cut of Silent Night, Deadly Night is certainly not the deepest, though its treatment of a slaying Santa suffering from seasonally induced schizophrenia resulting in violent vigilantism holds some interest... Go to Full Review
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Jan 3 It was a promising beginning, somewhat reminiscent of Dexter. I truly appreciate the concept and hope to see a second installment. It's an entertaining film, perfect for the holidays. I particularly enjoy the blend of horror and Christmas themes. See more Dec 25 I was pleasantly surprised. See more Dec 25 Better than it deserved to be. The story worked. Fun and decent kills See more Dec 24 It was a solid slasher/serial killer movie! I got serious Dexter vibes throughout the whole film! See more Dec 22 I enjoyed this. The first 15 minutes or so were kinda meh. Charlie and Billy's dynamic was fun. Really got that parent and child feel. See more Dec 22 Great horror movie cool concept and everything you want in a Christmas horror movie. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A reimagining of the controversial 1984 cult horror classic -- when Billy witnesses his parents' grisly murder on Christmas Eve at the hands of Santa, it ignites a lifelong mission to spread holiday fear. Every Christmas, he dons the jolly red suit and delivers a blood-soaked massacre to feed his twisted sense of justice. This Christmas Eve, Billy wants to know: "Have you been naughty?"
Director
Mike P. Nelson
Producer
Erik Bernard, Scott Schneid, Jamie R. Thompson, Jeremy Torrie, Dennis Whitehead
Screenwriter
Mike P. Nelson
Distributor
Cineverse
Production Co
White Bear Films, Wonderwheel Entertainment, Rebel 6 Films
Genre
Holiday, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 2025, Wide
Runtime
1h 36m
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