The Mean One

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The Mean One

Released Dec 8, 2022

1h 33m

Holiday

Horror

Comedy

Action

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One Christmas Eve in a sleepy mountain town, Cindy's family is killed and her Christmas is stolen by a bloodthirsty green grouch in a Santa suit. 20 years later, Cindy returns to town with one goal -- trapping and killing The Mean One.

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Critics Consensus

A killjoy entry into the debauched children's story horror canon, The Mean One delivers a seasonally macabre bag of lime green coal.

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Matthew Jackson

AV Club

For a film with such a promising premise, it turns out to be a plodding example of how to squander potential.

Rated: D-

Jan 9, 2023

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

A parody only by legal definition, The Mean One has no teeth as a naughty comedy or gory horror.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 9, 2022

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mean One has a handful of inspired lines, e.g., “Time to roast this beast!” but the production values, editing, score and photography are average at best, and we’re left with a film that will be remembered mostly for a cleverly twisted marketing hook.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 9, 2022

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Jose Solís

Common Sense Media

This is a parody without self-awareness, which prevents it from playing out like the cult movie it wants to be.

Feb 6, 2024

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José C. Donayre Guerrero

EscribiendoCine

Terror and action emerge as fundamental elements that shape the relationships between the protagonists, leaving a lasting impression on the viewer. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 27, 2023

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Guillermo Courau

La Nación (Argentina)

Any hope that the story will ever take itself seriously drowns in an accumulation of bad creative decisions. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 1/5

Dec 27, 2023

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Ricardo

Bad acting lol low budget movie, kinda funny over all it wasn’t that bad

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/29/22

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Gregory

Mean one’s makeup and mannerism are really well done. The other acting is obviously a tad cheesy but overall had fun watching!! Merry Christmas!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/26/22

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Eric

The Mean One should of been a person dressed as the grinch, not a monster, I like how they made small funny references to the grinch movie lol. Its was funny n good chill movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/22/22

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Clifford

The worst movie I ever seen

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/22

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Derek

I understand it is supposed to be bad but it somehow exceeded it's intentional corniness. This by a mile is the worst movie I've ever seen ina theater. How this managed to get the distribution it did boggles me mind. If I could give it less than half a star I would have

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/18/22

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Amanda

I loved the idea and the way they kept the villain similar to the character he was based on. Why this idea hasnt been done before makes no sense. The movie definitely works, Cult Classic anyone?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/18/22

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Steven LaMorte

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David Howard Thornton

The Mean One

Krystle Martin

Cindy

Chase Mullins

Detective Burke

John Bigham

Doc

Erik Baker

Sheriff Hooper

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Synopsis

One Christmas Eve in a sleepy mountain town, Cindy's family is killed and her Christmas is stolen by a bloodthirsty green grouch in a Santa suit. 20 years later, Cindy returns to town with one goal -- trapping and killing The Mean One.

Director: Steven LaMorte
Producer: Steven LaMorte, Amy Schumacher, Martine Melloul
Screenwriter: Finn Kobler, Flip Kobler, Steven LaMorte
Distributor: Sleight of Hand Productions
Production Co: Amy Rose Productions, Sleight of Hand Productions, Kali Pictures, Scatena & Rosner Films
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $550.3K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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