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Violent Night
- Theatrical - Wide 2022-12-02
- Cast David Harbour John Leguizamo Beverly D'Angelo Edi Patterson Cam Gigandet
- Directed by Tommy Wirkola
Box Office Gross:
$75,734,910
Running Time:
112 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
87North Productions, Universal Pictures, Original Pictures
Genres:
JoBlo's Rating
Synopsis
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... See more no saint.
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