Krampus

"You don't want to be on his list."

2015 1h 38m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 2,469

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Synopsis

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When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

“You don't want to be on his list.”

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Cast

Adam Scott
Tom
Toni Collette
Sarah
David Koechner
Howard
Allison Tolman
Linda
Conchata Ferrell
Aunt Dorothy
Emjay Anthony
Max
Stefania LaVie Owen
Beth
Krista Stadler
Omi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Dougherty
Writers: Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields, Todd Casey
Languages: German, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.1× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Dougherty, shot by Jules O'Loughlin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Douglas Pipes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Axelrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Adam Scott and Toni Collette and David Koechner carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You don't want to be on his list.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Dougherty directs. Jules O'Loughlin behind the camera. Douglas Pipes scores. John Axelrad cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, English.

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1Made its money back 4.1× over at the box office.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
4Directed by Michael Dougherty, shot by Jules O'Loughlin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Douglas Pipes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Axelrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Adam Scott and Toni Collette and David Koechner carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You don't want to be on his list.".
9IMDB entry: tt3850590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "winter", "holiday", "santa claus", "snowstorm".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jules O'Loughlin
Original score: Douglas Pipes
Editing: John Axelrad
Production design: Jules Cook
Costume design: Bob Buck
Makeup / hair: Mathieu Baptista
VFX supervisor: Kevin Andrew Smith
Sound: Mark Paterson
Stunt coordinator: Rodney Cook
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $61,800,000
Return: 412% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Krampus (2015)

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Reno2016-05-04
★ 7/10
A creepy Christmas tale of a family. Probably no one would have anticipated it, this is a surprise movie, especially being an anti-Christmas theme. Possibly the one last time I enjoyed was a Finnish film called 'Rare Export', that's the name came in my mind after watching this. I also could not believe this rated PG13, well it differs in other countries. Of course, there are plenty of intensified frightening scenes, even for the adults, but no gores. The violence parts were well edited/shot, yet it makes sure they're still part of the story without showing them. I think it was a smart filmmaking keeping in mind the family audience. So in the end, I guess it paid off well. I did not know the plot, as well as a few words that referred in the movie. But while watching it, I was worried about the graphics, because this is not a big budget film. Even the cast was not from the top league. Overall, it achieved a good result, that's the point. There are no major flaws as well, and the small ones can be easily ignorable. Because on the other side the movie provides a good suspenseful entertainment that makes you not to move the body or the eyeballs. After I'm saying all these, you should at least consider giving it a shot. But remember there's no story in it, it was constructed on a panic situation during the heavy blizzard when one after another begin to disappear. 7/10
r96sk2020-12-21
★ 6/10
A mixed bag. <em>'Krampus'</em> has a lot of potential, based on the dark themes we see. However, unfortunately, it dumbs itself down in festive family gathering melodrama. I also didn't rate the ending that much, not that it's bad per se - it's just meh to me. Adam Scott is alright in the role of Tom, though is bettered by Toni Collette as Sarah; albeit minorly. The most interesting character is Krista Stadler's Omi, though they don't delve as deeply into her as I expected/wanted. Elsewhere, David Koechner's character, Howard, is kinda lame, but Koechner himself is solid. Of the younger actors, Emjay Anthony (Max) and Stefania LaVie Owen (Beth) are OK. It does do positive things. Some of the tension building is good, even if their eventual pay-offs are a little underwhelming. The antagonists look cool, especially the gingerbread men and the jack-in-the-box. It works Xmas music vibes into the score well, also. Nothing terrible, but it didn't work out all that enjoyably for me personally.
JPV8522021-12-24
★ 6/10
Heard some good things about this rendition of the forklore and while not bad with some funny moments and a decent cast, I wasn't totally enamored with this one. The effects were alright and the horror elements were fine, but never really was fully engaged. I don't know, not exactly a horror Christmas classic and not much desire to revisit anytime soon. 3.25/5