Giving the holidays another shot.
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
Bad Santa 2 (2016) is a comedy, crime and mystery film directed by Mark Waters, released on November 23, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox and Christina Hendricks. Viewers rate it 5.4 out of 10 across 884 ratings.
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Billy Bob Thornton
as Willie Soke
Kathy Bates
as Sunny Soke
Tony Cox
as Marcus Skidmore
Christina Hendricks
as Diane Hastings
Brett Kelly
as Thurman Merman
Ryan Hansen
as Regent Hastings
Jenny Zigrino
as Gina De Luca
Jeff Skowron
as Dorfman
Cristina Rosato
as Alice
Mike Starr
as Jolly Santa
Octavia Spencer
as Opal
Ranee Lee
as Choirmaster
Directed by Mark Waters, written by Johnny Rosenthal, Shauna Cross and Glenn Ficarra, produced by Andrew Gunn and Geyer Kosinski.
Average viewer score of 5.4/10 from 884 ratings.
**The return of the bad Santa!** I did not expect this sequel, especially not after 13 years. Even the first film has been just a good for me. I won't say it was an unnecessary follow up. They retained main cast, well, only lead two plus the boy who is now in his early 20s. A similar pattern storyline. If you have already seen the previous one, you would know what to expect from it, but not how much and that was…
Reviewed on June 15, 2017
A massive drop in quality compared to the first _Bad Santa_ movie, and although Kathy Bates was a welcome addition to the series, based on this entry, I don't think we're likely to ever see a _Bad Santa 3_. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product_.
Reviewed on September 6, 2018
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Bad Santa 2 (2016) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max and Cinemax Apple TV channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Bad Santa 2 (2016) includes Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks and Brett Kelly. The film was directed by Mark Waters. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bad Santa 2 was released on November 23, 2016 and runs for 1h 32m.
Bad Santa 2 (2016) holds an average rating of 5.4 out of 10 from 884 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, crime and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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