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The Mean One

Play trailer 1:32 Poster for The Mean One Released Dec 8, 2022 1h 33m Holiday Horror Comedy Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Clifford The worst movie I ever seen Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/19/22 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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