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Bad Santa
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R,1hr 31min
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November 26, 2003
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Miramax Films
Synopsis: The Christmas season just got a lot less joyous in this very dark comedy. Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) is a con man and a thief who teams up with his friend Marcus (Tony Cox), a midget, for a very special scam each year during the holiday season. Willie gets a job as Santa Claus at a shopping mall, his pal tags along as an elf, and they use their employee status to crack mall security and rob stores blind just before Christmas. However, there's one flaw to this plan -- Willie is a bitter, ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Suddenly, you're looking at life in his (Thornton's) jaundiced way and laughing with a sense of vicarious liberation, even when he says the most outrageous things -- to children, no less. And I daresay you can still recover your holiday spirit when you're through laughing. Full Review
Metascore
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70
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Willie T. Soke, Willie T. Stokes
Marcus
Gin Slagel
Thurman Merman
Photos
Jerry Hall at the Bad Santa premiere in Cannes on May 19, 2004
Laura Elena Harring at the Bad Santa premiere in Cannes on May 19, 2004
Tilda Swinton at the Bad Santa premiere in Cannes on May 19, 2004
Jerry Hall at the Bad Santa premiere in Cannes on May 19, 2004
Amanda Lear at the Bad Santa premiere in Cannes on May 19, 2004
Amanda Lear at the Bad Santa premiere in Cannes on May 19, 2004
Melita Toscane du Plant at the Bad Santa premiere in Cannes on May 19, 2004
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