A neglected boy hires a hitman to take out a struggling Santa in this darkly comic, pulpy action fantasy.
Campy, with dark satire. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 31, 2026.
What we could confirm fits an R: strong violence and some strong language.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
Violent Night (2022)Campy · graphic gore · brutal violence · relentlessA darkly comic Santa delivers relentless, pulpy action when mercenaries crash Christmas Eve.
Peacemaker (2022)Dark satire · gritty · late-night trip · brutal violenceA jingoistic killer who loves peace faces a new, bizarre mission with a team of misfits.
R.I.P.D. (2013)Big broad humor · pulpy · party watch · strong violenceDead cops police the afterlife, bringing broad humor and brisk action to a darkly comic fantasy.
Hellboy (2004)Big broad humor · pulpy · party watch · strong violenceA super-powered demon fights supernatural evil with brisk action, pulpy humor, and darkly-comic camp.
Rick and Morty (2013)Absurdist humor · darkly comic · late-night trip · strong violenceA sociopathic genius and his timid grandson embark on brisk, darkly comic, and surreal interdimensional adventures.
The Gentlemen (2020)Dry wit · gritty · date night · strong violenceA sharp-suited American expat's plan to sell his London weed empire sparks a darkly comic, briskly paced criminal free-for-all.
Final Space (2018)Absurdist humor · campy · late-night trip · strong violenceAn astronaut and his planet-destroying sidekick blast through space on a brisk, darkly-comic, absurdist adventure.
Snatch (2000)Dry wit · gritty · late-night trip · strong violenceRough-and-tumble London criminals chase a stolen diamond, leading to a darkly comic and briskly paced caper.Fatman is on our Christmas list.
Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.
Lists with the same feel: Late night and Dark.
Say the mood. Five picks with where they stream, right here.
Uses the TMDB API; not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Intensity, content, tone and pace tags are CouchRot's own.
