Once Upon a Time at Christmas

"This town is dying for Christmas."

2017 1h 37m EN

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4.8

SKIP

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3.6

IMDB

★4.8TMDB · 29★3.6IMDB · 831

Horror

Synopsis

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In the twelve days leading up to Christmas, the residents of the snowy and isolated town of Woodridge are being murdered in a variety of gruesome ways by a psychotic Santa and Mrs. Claus. While the small-town cops scramble to protect the townsfolk, the killings seem to center around one young woman who may be the final victim on Santa's list. As the slaughter continues and the bodies pile up, it seems that nothing and no one may be able to stop the murderers before they complete their own deadly take on the twelve days of Christmas.

“This town is dying for Christmas.”

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Cast

Simon Phillips
Santa Claus
Sayla de Goede
Mrs. Claus
Laurel Brady
Jennifer
Jeff Ellenberger
Sam Fullard
Robert Nolan
Frank
Barry Kennedy
Sheriff Mitchell
Susannah Mackay
Courtney
Jennifer Baker
News Anchor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Tanter
Writers: Christopher Jolley, Paul Tanter, Simon Phillips
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Santa and Mrs Claus Christmas Massacre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Simon Phillips and Sayla de Goede and Laurel Brady carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This town is dying for Christmas.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6172696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul Tanter directs. Robert Gajic cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Part of the "Santa and Mrs Claus Christmas Massacre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Robert Gajic shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Simon Phillips and Sayla de Goede and Laurel Brady carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "This town is dying for Christmas.".
7IMDB entry: tt6172696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Robert Gajic
Production design: Damien McPhillips
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Once Upon a Time at Christmas (2017)
IMDB rating: 3.6/10 · 831 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 nominations total

Part of

Santa and Mrs Claus Christmas Massacre Collection

Collection for Santa and Mrs Claus Christmas Horror Films

Also by

Paul Tanter

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What people are saying

Gimly2019-01-20
★ 4/10
Every actor in this is horrendous with the one exception of the primary antagonist. And I guess if a horror movie should get any character right, it's that one. The Harley and Joker clone aspect is a little bit of a weird direction to go in, but I guess it's acceptable. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

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