Krampus

2015 Directed by Michael Dougherty

You don't want to be on his list.

A horror comedy based on the ancient legend about a pagan creature who punishes children on Christmas.

Adam Scott Toni Collette Allison Tolman David Koechner Emjay Anthony Stefania LaVie Owen Queenie Samuel Conchata Ferrell Luke Hawker Ivy George Sophie Gannon Krista Stadler Trevor Bau Gideon Emery Maverick Flack Felicity Hamill Tess Jamieson-Karaha Lolo Owen Gareth Ruck Leith Towers Chi Jiajia Lim

Alternative Titles

Krampus: El terror de la Navidad, Коледа по дяволите, Крампус

fantasy horror comedy

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Popular reviews

Review by Lucy ★★★½ 4

you better watch out, you better watch out! you better watch out!! you BETTER WATCH OUT!!! YOU BETTER WATCH OUT-
Review by Ava Davis ★★★★½ 13

I've been going through a stint of textbook depression for the past couple of days (emptiness, lack of motivation, insecurity, tiredness). I felt like I had no interest in movies and it was a horrible feeling and I felt trapped. It was literally a chore to get my ass in the theatre and see this at 10:25. For the entire film after the first 10 minutes, I cried nonstop. This is what I needed. I love movies so much.
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 13

84/100
An unholy, demented, furious delight. From beginning to end, this vicious little fucker of a film wraps its characters into a tightly-knit bow of Christmas terror, and its sustained tension shines through with playful goofiness and understated human focus. While many were expecting (and probably hoping) for a broader parody of Christmastime cliches, director Michael Dougherty aims and hits his mark of something much more sardonic.
The opening sequence, set to the tune of "It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas" and featuring colorful consumerism in all its slow-motion glory, is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to a specific type of hilarity, one that joyfully dives into the realm of the acidic. It's a…
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★ 6

holy hell with hooves,
this film makes me appreciative
of having been raised jewish.
Review by Evan ★★½ 14

Underwhelming. Krampus had so much potential, but it falls short. Firstly, it's not funny or scary. I laughed once and I was never scared or creeped out. The visuals are great though; Krampus looks pretty fucking awesome and so do all of his little minion things. The build up before the chaos ensues takes ages! Seriously the first hour of this film is cliche family holiday drama. Oh shit we have to spend time with our shitty in-laws once a year. You don't give a shit about hardly any of the characters either; they're all dicks. I was actually sitting there hoping Krampus and his minions would finish these people off. So after the unfunny in-law drama finally ends, chaos…
Review by issy 🥝 ★★★ 4

this is the office christmas party dwight planned to throw every year but the party planning committee wouldn’t let him
Review by katie ★★★★½

GOD TIER MOVIE
Review by Coolnilk ★★★★

Having seen director Michael Dougherty's other horror comedy Trick 'r Treat back in October and genuinely enjoying that, it's no pleasant surprise that I also ended up liking this one as well.
Krampus works well as a Christmas film because it properly captures that right Christmas feeling to it before all of the chaos that ensues afterwards. The entire family cast was outstanding all throughout and the way they naturally reacted to the commotion that was happening was both amusing and gloomy. You also can't forget about the remarkable designs of several of the monsters used here especially Krampus himself with the special effects being top notch all around. This film will definitely be on my rotation of films I see every Christmas holiday season from now on.
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Review by Lucy ★★★½ 1

what y’all know about a holiday classic
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 1

84
A howling blizzard blast of Gateway Horror. Christmastime may be dysfunctional but it's nothing compared to when your gingerbread cookies learn how to use a nail gun.
Review by Hollie Horror ★★ 12

I was already aware that Michael Dougherty's Krampus was going to be a huge disappointment in the first 15-minutes when we're introduced to the lame caricatures who were going to make up the core cast of uninspired Christmas Vacation knock-offs (poor Toni Collette, it's not you, it's the script, but I wasn't really buying the on-screen relationship with Adam Scott either).
I'm not sure if my expectations were too high or what, but when settling in to watch a movie called Krampus, was I wrong to expect KRAMPUS & not cartoonish killer gingerbread cookies and a jack-in-the-box? Maybe it boils down to the forced family friendly atmosphere molded for a PG-13 film, but for a movie that wants to be, at…
Review by Wesley R. Ball ★★★★ 2

He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. No, he's not Santa Claus. He's Krampus, and he's here to turn your world upside down.
In a day and age where Christmas is the single most commercialized holiday of the year, many people forget that there's so much more to this holiday than simply presents. Many Christmas films display an idyllic atmosphere where families all get together for a simple meal and time of family bonding. This overexaggeration of mainstream holiday celebrations has overtaken much of holiday media, jarring the real image of what Christmas is like for many families.
Krampus opens with a brilliant slow-motion sequence set to Bing Crosby singing It's Beginning to Look a Lot…

Recent reviews

Review by Bill ★★★★

This movie is super fun and combines horror and Christmas and Twilight Zone and Ben Wyatt.
Review by johnconn ★★★½

This movie is a blast on rewatch, and I am shocked some of the sequences (the ironic opening, the Krampus stalking from the roof scene, the Grandmother's story) don't come up more frequently
Review by Mahammed Sami

isnt this supposed to be a comedy horror
it failed to fullfill in both genres
Review by Son of Arizona ★★★½

Can too many different creatures ruin a movie? No. What did ruin Krampus is just What killed disco in the 70’s, aids. No but uh I don’t know.. Krampus was great. But it failed to truly get my attention. I was all about it when those puppets are on set. Man any movie that uses midgets or children for monsters is in my heart.
But I wasn’t truly into it ,and never really felt moved by what was happening. I wanted mayhem. And should I really want mayhem at all times? What way to love is that??
Review by Jojolt23 ★★★½

I really like this film
Review by johnnycashmoney ★★★

I’ll Krump with you sweetie pie. 56/100
Review by Ash Boomstick

Weird watching a Christmas film in the summer!
It was like National Lampoons Vacation meets German folklore with a modern twist.
Cheesy in places, but Krampus was too ..... erm.....nice?
Review by Rhys Jones ★★★

Damn fun. Way better than I expected, but gore and a better ending would have bumped it way the fuck up.
Review by rflemin ★★★

Ending knocked it down a point but I enjoyed more than I thought I would.
Review by marsha ★★

toni collette is the queen of horror 😩😌
Review by Crimson88 ★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Krampus is the story of Max, a boy who loves the christmas spirit. But he loses his spirit when his family start ruining christmas. So Max accidentaly summons Krampus to punish them. This film stars Toni Collete and Adam Scott. And is directed by Michael Dougherty. I know Krampus is a christmas horror movie, but I am reveiwing it because I needed to start reviewing again. Michael Dougherty is mostly known for directing Trick 'r Treat. Which is a halloween horror anthology movie. So I think he is going to make Holiday horror his new thing. Which is good because he has a good track record. Krampus isn't a great movie. But it is a fun movie. There is a…
Review by Nini ★½

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