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Bad Santa (2003)

Bad Santa
Bad Santa
R
Comedy
Crime
Documentary

Release Date
November 26, 2003
Director
Terry Zwigoff
Cast
Billy Bob Thornton , Tony Cox , Brett Kelly , Lauren Graham , Lauren Tom , Bernie Mac
Runtime
91
Main Genre
Comedy
Studio
Dimension Films
Writers
Glenn Ficarra , John Requa
Tagline
He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice

Summary

It's the holiday season and droves of people make their way to the malls of the world. Included in the masses are two con men who go from mall to mall robbing each one for whatever they can take. The duo disguise themselves as Santa Claus and his elf dividing their time between bouncing kids on their knees and planning how to rob the mall. Everything works out fine until an 8-year old boy comes into the picture and complicates the matter by teaching the crooks the meaning of Christmas.

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