# Babbo bastardo (2003)

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**Original title**: *Bad Santa*
**Runtime**: 92 min
**Genres**: Drama, Comedy, Crime
**Directed by**: Terry Zwigoff
**Written by**: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
**Starring**: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brett Kelly, Lauren Tom, John Ritter

> *He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A mall at Christmas, security cameras and empty halls. A conman in a red suit, a kid who believes, a heist that wont go right. This dark comedy lands better on a cold winter night.

**Mood tags**: cozy, pitch-black, unhinged

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 7.0/10 (166486 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 78% · Metacritic 70/100

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