2024 · comedy · fantasy
Dear Santa
Directed by Bobby Farrelly1h 48m2024
Likeable 6th grader Liam writes to Santa asking him to prove that he's real. But Liam is dyslexic and accidentally sends his letter to Satan instead, who shows up at Liam's house, excited to have his first fanboy letter and wanting a little of Liam's soul.
Our read: Dear Santa (2024) reads as a warm, kinetic, inventive comedy · fantasy entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, gentle comedy / fantasy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
Watching Dear Santa tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
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Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.
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How Dear Santa feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want Jack Black Christmas chaos with grief, wishes, and surprisingly sincere family beats.”
Skip it tonight — You want refined holiday comedy; this swings wildly between naughty and nice.
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