# Fatman (2020)

> A battle-worn Santa Claus confronts a contract killer hired by a vindictive child in a grimly comic Christmas action fantasy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/422435

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Action, Fantasy, Comedy
- Director: Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms
- Cast: Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Chance Hurstfield, Susanne Sutchy, Robert Bockstael, Michael Dyson, Deborah Grover
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10310140/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: sardonic, grim, irreverent, alternative christmas viewing, dark movie night

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