SimilarScreen
Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

"There was a very rude gentleman who wanted to fuck Therese!"

19827.31h 28m

Overview

Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.

Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
Written by Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier
Produced by Yves Rousset-Rouard
0

Top Cast

Gérard Jugnot

Gérard Jugnot

Félix

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Pierre Mortez

Anémone

Anémone

Thérèse de Monsou dite « Mme S.O.S »

Christian Clavier

Christian Clavier

Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »

Marie-Anne Chazel

Marie-Anne Chazel

Josette dite « Zézette », compagne de Félix

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko

Marie-Ange Musquin, présidente de l'association

Bruno Moynot

Bruno Moynot

Zadko Preskovitch dit « Presko », le voisin Yougoslave

Martin Lamotte

Martin Lamotte

M. Leblé, voisin du dessous

Jacques François

Jacques François

Docteur Poinsot, le pharmacien de quartier

Michel Blanc

Michel Blanc

L'obsédé sexuel au téléphone (voice)

Themes & Keywords

suicidetransvestitecakepregnancypharmacisttheater playblack humorphonetrapped in an elevatorchristmaslive theatrecomedy of situationmarginalpublic theatre

About Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Santa Claus Is a Stinker is a comedy film released in 1982 exploring themes of suicide, transvestite, cake, pregnancy, pharmacist, theater play. Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré, it stars Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Anémone. Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.

Movies Similar to Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Discover titles like Santa Claus Is a Stinker — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Santa Claus Is a Stinker

If you enjoyed Santa Claus Is a Stinker, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Santa Claus Is a Stinker.

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
24% Match

Cruchot's police office moves into a new building. They do not only get high tech equipment, but also four young female police officers to educate. All of them scramble to work with them -- and cause pure chaos while being distracted by the fine ladies. Then they get into real trouble when one after the other of their female colleagues is kidnapped.

Courage fuyons
23% Match

At forty years old, Martin Belhomme leads a quiet life with his wife and two children. One day, he falls hopelessly in love with Eva, a cabaret singer. He decides to follow her to Amsterdam. From then on, his life becomes very eventful!

Noises Off...
18% Match

Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her prime, a male lead with no confidence, and a bit actor that's rarely sober, chaos ensues in the lead up to a Broadway premiere.

One, Two, Three
18% Match

In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she reveals that she is pregnant by a Communist.

Twice Two
17% Match

Twice Two(1933)

Movie6.7/10

A year prior to the first scene, Stan married Ollie's sister, and Ollie married Stan's sister in a double wedding. They all live together and Stan and Ollie work in the same office.

Carom Shots
16% Match

Paul Martin is the subservient brown-nosing youngster who needs quick advancement up the hierarchy to pay for the modern lifestyle he is buying on credit. Seeing that marrying his immediate superior's daughter will not get him the results he wants, he begins plotting the demise of the head of the company. The company itself specializes in holiday travel and unscrupulously brutalizes its customers for maximum profit, spending more thought on publicity gimmicks than customer service...

Slam
16% Match

Slam(2016)

Movie5.8/10

Samuele is 16 and has a passion for skateboarding. He has big dreams: going to university, move to California, and travel, but things change when he meets Alice, who could be the girl of his life.

Camera Cafe: The Movie
16% Match

Jesús Quesada, an incompetent executive, is appointed as the new director of a company in decline whose survival will now depend on both the ingenuity and ambition of his former colleagues.

Brazil
15% Match

Brazil(1985)

Movie7.7/10

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

An American Werewolf in London
15% Match

American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.

Fright Night
15% Match

Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.

The Addams Family
14% Match

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.