Bad Santa vs Silver Star
Silver Star has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.5/10 for Bad Santa). Bad Santa is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 42m. Bad Santa is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are comedy, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bad Santa
Silver Star| Bad Santa | Silver Star | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Terry Zwigoff | Lola Bessis, Ruben Amar |
| Main cast | Alex Borstein, Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Tony Cox, John Ritter | Grace Van Dien, Noa Fisher, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, Brian Coll, Odley Jean |
Synopsis
Bad Santa
You'd better watch out - Santa Claus Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Wille's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.
Silver Star
When Billie learns that her estranged parents' lives are at risk, she tries to help them by robbing a bank. In her botched robbery attempt, she takes a hostage named Franny, who turns out to be a charmingly impulsive pregnant teenager with nothing left to lose. Together, Billie and Franny embark on a chase through scenic American landscapes, clashing and struggling for common ground in hopes for a brighter future.
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