Violent Night (2022)
A darkly comic Santa delivers relentless, pulpy action when mercenaries crash Christmas Eve.
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
How intense is Violent Night?
Violent Night is mildly scary, with graphic gore and brutal violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is relentless, and it is a party watch and a full-attention watch. The humor runs broad and dark. Rated R.
What Violent Night feels like
- Tone
- campypulpydarkly comic
- Pace
- Relentless
- Humor
- broad and big, dark and satirical
- Best for
- PartyFull attention
Where to stream Violent Night
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 15, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Violent Night for you?
Is Violent Night scary?
Only a little. Violent Night has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Violent Night gory or violent?
Graphic gore (2 of 3) and brutal violence (3 of 3). If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Is Violent Night sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Violent Night OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 1, gore 2, violence 3, each out of 3.
How long is Violent Night?
Violent Night runs 1h 52m.
Where can I stream Violent Night?
Violent Night is streaming on Netflix.
Does Violent Night have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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