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Silent Night, Deadly Night

1984 · R · 1h 19m

He knows when you've been naughty.

After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders Billy Chapman's parents, little Billy then endures the cruelty of a sadistic nun at his orphanage. Years later, when adult Billy has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa, his childhood trauma brings him to the breaking point.

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Release & where to watch

In theaters: November 9, 1984

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