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Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1985) · CriticCrunch

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Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Movie1985·86 min

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Directed by Philippe Galland

A comedy film directed by Philippe Galland.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 12%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

279 ratings

About Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, family dysfunction, holiday seasonal, workplace, urban, strangers forced together, colleagues, outsider misfit, ensemble, siege bottle, fish out of water

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Details

Director: Philippe Galland
Language: French

Cast

Thierry Lhermitte, Anémone, Gérard Jugnot

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How Santa Claus Is a Stinker Ranks

All movies

Top 12%

1980s movies

Top 13%

Comedy movies

Top 9%

1980s Comedy movies

Top 11%

Top 12% All movies.

the vibe

Santa Claus Is a Stinker Vibe

What it feels like

briskneutralmoderateeasy to followcomedy-drivenintimatelightplayfulcozy

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

siege bottle

fish out of water

isolation loneliness

family dysfunction

outsider misfit

ensemble

strangers forced together

colleagues

holiday seasonal

workplace

urban

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

comedy-driven 9/9comedy 9/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9