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Dear Santa (2024)

Dear Santa poster
Directed by
Bobby Farrelly
Genre
comedy film, dark fantasy, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 510 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A dyslexic sixth-grader accidentally sends a letter to Satan instead of Santa. Satan appears and offers him three wishes in exchange for his soul.

whimsicaldarkly comiclightheartedsillyfestiveoffbeatgentlefantastical

What happens

Dear Santa is a 2024 American Christmas dark fantasy comedy film directed by Bobby Farrelly, written by Ricky Blitt and Peter Farrelly from a story by Ricky Blitt, Peter Farrelly, and Dan Ewen. Starring Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Robert Timothy Smith, Brianne Howey, Hayes MacArthur, Post Malone, and P. J. Byrne. It tells the story of a dyslexic and meek sixth-grader who writes a Christmas list to Santa Claus to help with his problems, only to misspell "Santa" as "Satan", who comes to Earth to offer him three wishes in exchange for his soul. The film was released on Paramount+ and digital platforms on November 25, 2024, by Paramount Pictures, to generally negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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