
Bad Santa
Movie • 2003 • Comedy
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A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.
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Willie had a violent father, but we don't see it on screen. Himself verbally abuses the kid.
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No, but Willie is a violent, alcoholic man who goes into fits of rage, destroying objects and punching things.
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Addiction
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Willie's chronic alcoholism is a major part of his character.
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A man attacks and nearly sexually assaults another. It’s played as a joke.
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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A man is nearly r*ped after he’s mistaken for being gay, it’s played as a joke.
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Bodily Harm
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Is there excessive gore?
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Lots of blood from a hand wound.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Lots of kicks in the balls.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Some gets an injury but it's not shown happening.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Someone is crushed between two cars. You'll know when someone asks for a jump on their car, and the man stands between the two cars. There's a good amount of time to look away or skip over.
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Willie aggressively flirts with a young lady. Later, he says "she told me she was 18". We don't actually know how old she is.
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Disability
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Yes, several times towards an autistic-coded boy.
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Family
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A grandparent is believed to be dead for a few minutes, but is actually sleeping.
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Gross
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near the start when he goes into the alleyway and bends over
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Adult, alcoholic man.
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Does someone spit?
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Kid sneezes chocolate on Santa
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Is electro-therapy used?
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A man is given an electric shot with car batteries wires.
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Movie opens on a monologue where the main characters considers suicide. Played as a joke.
Later, he tries to kill himself with by inhaling his car's smoke, but eventually doesn't get through with it.
Later, he tries to kill himself with by inhaling his car's smoke, but eventually doesn't get through with it.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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The kid is autistic coded, and is bullied and mocked all through the movie, including by the protagonist (who's portrayed as an a*****e who eventually ends up being nicer to him.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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A random assaults Willie because he thinks Willie is gay and was making passes at him. When Willie asks him if he's "off his meds", the man answers "yes".
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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In an internal monologue, at the beginning of the movie.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Camera flashes. Happens once or twice.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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100+ uses of the F-word alone - chock full of practically every other curse word, and some gestures like the middle finger, etc.
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F-words. A man tries to assault Willie because he thought he was making passes at him.
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Are there fat jokes?
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Plus-size kid is bullied and called "fat ass"
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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“M*ngoloid," the r-slur, and "m*dget."
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Is there hate speech?
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Willie calls a fake donkey a "sp*c"
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A Jewish woman fetishizes Santa because she didn't celebrate Christmas growing up. No antisemitism is exhibited.
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Relationships
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Willie aggressively flirts with a young lady. Later, he says "she told me she was 18". We don't actually know how old she is.
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Sex
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Are there nude scenes?
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In the uncut version of the movie there's some nudity
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Sickness
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The kid's grandma who cares for him seems to have dementia of some sort
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Social
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Willie lives at a motel at some point.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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A character is fatally struck by multiple cars.
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