Bad Santa
Taste attributes: comedycrimedramaholidaysunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evil
"He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice."
Boxlist takeA heightened, intimate crime comedy, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
