Silent Night, Deadly Night
Film202596 min

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Taste attributes: horrorthrillerholidaystried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Santa’s gonna slay."

Boxlist takeA dark, serious horror film: small-scale and familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

After witnessing his parents’ brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Rohan CampbellRuby ModineMark AchesonDavid Lawrence BrownDavid Tomlinson

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
2025
Runtime
96 min
Status
Released
Studio
Cineverse
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