Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
A young boy discovers a sinister Santa unearthed in the Arctic, blending dark humor with suspenseful fantasy.
Young Pietari lives with his reindeer-herding father in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, a nearby excavation makes a frightening discovery and an evil Santa Claus is unleashed…
How intense is Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale?
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is mildly scary, with light gore and strong violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is measured, and it is a late-night trip and a full-attention watch. The humor runs dark and absurdist. Rated R.
What Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale feels like
- Tone
- darkly comiccampypulpysuspenseful
- Pace
- Measured
- Humor
- dark and satirical, absurdist
- Best for
- Late nightFull attention
Where to stream Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 12, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale for you?
Is Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale scary?
Only a little. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3).
Is Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 1, gore 1, violence 2, each out of 3.
How long is Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale?
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale runs 1h 23m.
Where can I stream Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale?
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla and Tubi.
Does Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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