The Christmas spirit is something not all can fight against, and in the movie Violent Knight, David Harbour (known for Stranger Things) plays a Santa Claus who has nothing to lose and is ready to dish out seasons beatings. When a villainous Mr. Scrooge targets a small family gathering on Christmas Eve, Satna arrives just in time to save them from a dire fate. Scrooge sends a squad of mercenaries to retrieve the family and kill Santa, but they underestimate the power of old Saint Nick.
Violent Night is a whacky action-packed brawl with cliché one-liners and bloody fistfights that puts Santa Claus on the frontline against a small army. While Christmas movies are about being together with family and learning a lesson in greed and the gift of giving, there are films that attune to the action, adventure, and horror genres. For those who would prefer white-knuckle action to wholesome bonding moments, fans should check out the following films that paint the sow with blood and huts. Here are some great Christmas movies to watch if you love Violent Night.
6 Die Hard
Die Hard is a controversial pick, but the majority has ruled it is a Christmas movie through and through. Disheveled New York police detective John McClain, played by Bruce Willis, becomes the only hope for a group of civilians being held hostage by a foreign maniac.
John takes on the villain and an army of mercenaries with nothing but his service revolver and bare feet in order to save the day. Die Hard is an iconic classic film that has an extensive franchise of sequels where John McClain continues to put it to sinister ne'er-do-wells with greed and power in their sights.
5 Jack Frost
Jack Frost turns the fan favorite Frosty the Snowman story on its head with this viciously gruesome horror film where a serial killer snowman terrorizes a small community of those who wronged him.
When a crazed killer crashes the transport on his way to execution, he is exposed to harmful chemicals and becomes melded with the snow. Gaining special powers and supernatural abilities, he takes the form of a Snowman and begins to hunt down the police officer that brought him to justice and take revenge. The entire town of Snowmonton must fight for their lives and hope to see the morning as Jack Frost hunts them down, one by one.
4 Fat Man
Down on his luck, Kris Cringle must resort to drastic measures to save his business and ensure Christmas survives; with children becoming more and more violent, Kris and his business have been suffering, which forces him to become business partners with the US government.
Unfortunately, things go awry when shady businessmen begin to extort Kris for his labor. In an attempt to find a way out of his situation, Kris becomes the target of an expert assassin sent to kill Kris by a child who was placed on the naughty list and didn't receive any Christmas presents.
3 Bad Santa
Bad Santa is a raunchy comedic film where Billy Bob Thorton plays Billy T. Stokes, a con man who partners with Marcus, played by Tony Cox, who come together for a yearly con to swindle oblivious Christmas shoppers. In the midst of perpetrating as a mall Santa, Billy and Marcus steal, extort, and hijack everything they can get their hands on.
Unfortunately, Billy is not at the top of his game and warrants the attention of the authorities. It's only after meeting a young boy that Billy's Christmas spirit returns, and he gets himself back in the game.
2 Black Christmas 2018
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In this gore-filled and gruesome horror film, Christmas is a dire day when a group of teenage sorority girls becomes trapped in a house with a cloaked killer on the loose. The killer stalks the campus leaving a line of bodies behind them, forcing the girls to either lay down and die or rise up and fight to live.
Riley and her sisters gear up to take the killer head-on and live to see another Christmas; however, a series of twists and turns lead the girls on a dangerous journey that will leave them awe-struck at the conclusion. Black Christmas is a remake of the 2005 movie of the same name that adds more action than suspense to the story of the film.
1 Krampus
Krampus is a legendary monster that comes in place of Santa Clause when children are particularly naughty; a mix of man and goat breaks into the houses of misbehaving children and gobbles them up if they don't change their ways. The 2015 film mixes Christmas and horror following a family gathering for the holidays who are visited by the mythological being Krampus for their petty arguing and inconsiderate behavior.
The youngest of the family, Max, loses his Christmas spirit which invokes the wrath of Krampus and lures him to their humble home. Krampus sends the family into a panic which forces them to bond, which is the only way they can take down the supernatural specter and live to see Christmas morning.