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Movie

Bad Santa

2003R1h 32m6.6 / 10

He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice.

You'd better watch out - Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Willie's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.

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Checked Sep 5, 2026

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Synopsis

You'd better watch out - Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Willie's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.

More about Bad Santa

Cast

Billy Bob ThorntonWillie
Tony CoxMarcus
Lauren GrahamSue
Brett KellyThe Kid
Lauren TomLois
John RitterBob Chipeska
Bernie MacGin
Ajay NaiduHindustani Troublemaker

Credits

Directed by
Terry Zwigoff
Written by
Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Collection
Bad Santa Collection
Budget
$23M
Box office
$76.5M

Production

  • Mike Zoss ProductionsUnited States
  • Triptych PicturesAustralia
  • Dimension FilmsUnited States
  • MiramaxUnited States
  • Columbia PicturesUnited States

Themes

christmaschristmas partydepartment storedrinkelveshilariousholidaylittle people