Once Upon a Time at Christmas

Once Upon a Time at Christmas

This town is dying for Christmas.

Directed by Paul Tanter

Produced by Alpha Hollywood Studios, Voltage Pictures

201797 min4.9 / 10

A slasher horror film that weaponizes Christmas imagery and tradition, delivering sustained violence and paranoia across an isolated snowy town.

In the twelve days leading up to Christmas, the residents of the snowy and isolated town of Woodridge are being murdered in a variety of gruesome ways by a psychotic Santa and Mrs. Claus. While the small-town cops scramble to protect the townsfolk, the killings seem to center around one young woman who may be the final victim on Santa's list. As the slaughter continues and the bodies pile up, it seems that nothing and no one may be able to stop the murderers before they complete their own deadly take on the twelve days of Christmas.

Questions people ask

  • Is Once Upon a Time at Christmas scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Once Upon a Time at Christmas violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Does Once Upon a Time at Christmas end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Once Upon a Time at Christmas easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Once Upon a Time at Christmas sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Once Upon a Time at Christmas

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Once Upon a Time at Christmas

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Once Upon a Time at Christmas, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Once Upon a Time at Christmas, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Once Upon a Time at Christmas, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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