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Krampus

Krampus

You don't want to be on his list.

20156.21h 38m

Overview

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

Directed by Michael Dougherty
Written by Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields, Todd Casey
Produced by Alex Garcia, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $61.8M

Top Cast

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Tom

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Sarah

David Koechner

David Koechner

Howard

Allison Tolman

Allison Tolman

Linda

Conchata Ferrell

Conchata Ferrell

Aunt Dorothy

Emjay Anthony

Emjay Anthony

Max

Stefania LaVie Owen

Stefania LaVie Owen

Beth

Krista Stadler

Krista Stadler

Omi

L

Lolo Owen

Stevie

Q

Queenie Samuel

Jordan

Themes & Keywords

winterholidaysanta claussnowstormflashbackfireplacesnowcreaturepower outagedestructiondemonblizzardbased on myths, legends or folklorechristmasbad kidskrampusholiday horrorambiguous

About Krampus

Krampus is a horror, comedy, fantasy film released in 2015 exploring themes of winter, holiday, santa claus, snowstorm, flashback, fireplace. Directed by Michael Dougherty, it stars Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner. When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

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