---
title: 'Bad Santa (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terry Zwigoff'
released: '2003-11-26'
runtime_minutes: 91
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bad-santa-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307987/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bad Santa (2003)

2003 · R · 91 min · Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Bad Santa is a 2003 American Christmas black comedy crime film directed by Terry Zwigoff, written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and starring Billy Bob Thornton in the title role, with a supporting cast of Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brett Kelly, Lauren Tom, John Ritter, and Bernie Mac. It was Ritter's last live-action film appearance before his death on September 11, 2003. The film was dedicated to his memory. The Coen brothers are credited as executive producers. The film was released in North America on November 26, 2003 by Miramax Films, with Columbia Pictures releasing in other territories, and was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It received positive reviews and was a commercial success.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Terry Zwigoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-zwigoff)
- **Screenplay:** [Glenn Ficarra](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-ficarra), [John Requa](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-requa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Kitay](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-kitay)
- **Producer:** [Coen brothers](https://cinepixo.com/people/coen-brothers), [Bob Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-weinstein)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jamie Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-anderson)
- **Editor:** [Robert Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hoffman-2)

## Cast

- [Tony Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-cox)
- [Bernie Mac](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernie-mac)
- [Cloris Leachman](https://cinepixo.com/people/cloris-leachman)
- [Lauren Graham](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-graham)
- [Billy Gardell](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-gardell)
- [Ryan Pinkston](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-pinkston)
- [Octavia Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/octavia-spencer)
- [Ethan Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-phillips)
- [Billy Bob Thornton](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-bob-thornton)
- [Lauren Tom](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-tom)
- [John Ritter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ritter)
- [Tom McGowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcgowan-2)
- [Matt Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-walsh)
- [Alex Borstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-borstein)
- [Bryan Callen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-callen)

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Official site: http://www.miramax.com/movie/bad-santa
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bad-santa-2003
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