Dear Santa (2024)

Name: Dear Santa
Director: Bobby Farrelly
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 2024-11-24
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Cast: Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Brianne Howey

Comedy Fantasy

Director: Bobby Farrelly

Cast: Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Brianne Howey

5.4

24%

Runtime108 min

Rating12

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Likeable 6th grader Liam writes to Santa asking him to prove that he's real. But Liam is dyslexic and accidentally sends his letter to Satan instead, who shows up at Liam's house, excited to have his first fanboy letter and wanting a little of Liam's soul.

Critical Reception & Ratings

Dear Santa (2024), directed by Bobby Farrelly, is a divisive comedy fantasy film. It has received a 5.4/10 rating on IMDb and a 24% score on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating a mixed public reception. The film follows a dyslexic 6th grader who accidentally writes to Satan instead of Santa, leading to the devil's arrival at the boy's house.

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Fans of quirky, offbeat comedies will love this 2024 film directed by Bobby Farrelly. Jack Black shines as a hilarious Satan who accidentally receives a letter from a dyslexic 6th grader, leading to a fantasy-comedy adventure filled with Farrelly's signature irreverent humor and heart.

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Dear Santa is a 2024 American Christmas dark fantasy comedy film directed by Bobby Farrelly, written by Ricky Blitt and Peter Farrelly from a story by Ricky Blitt, Peter Farrelly, and Dan Ewen. Starring Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Robert Timothy Smith, Brianne Howey, Hayes MacArthur, Post Malone, and P. J. Byrne. It tells the story of a dyslexic and meek sixth-grader who writes a Christmas list to Santa Claus to help with his problems, only for his misspelling to lead to him meeting what appears to be Satan, who decides to pose as the benevolent Christmas figure and offers the boy three wishes in exchange for his soul.