Krampus

Name: Krampus
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: 2015-11-26
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 3.67
Cast: Adam Scott, Breehn Burns, Trevor Bau, Felicity Hamill, Allison Tolman

You don't want to be on his list.

Rating

3.7 (3)

Release Date

11/26/2015

Runtime

98 mins

Genres

Horror Fantasy Comedy

Overview

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$61,800,000

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How It Feels

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A darkly comedic holiday nightmare that gleefully subverts Christmas cheer with creature-feature intensity, trapping a family in escalating supernatural chaos when festive skepticism invites genuine horror into their home.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingPlayfulClaustrophobic

Themes

FamilyComing apartFaith

Pacing

Steady

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

Emjay Anthony

Max Engel

Adam Scott

Tom Engel

Toni Collette

Sarah Engel

Allison Tolman

Linda

David Koechner

Howard

Stefania LaVie Owen

Beth Engel

Conchata Ferrell

Aunt Dorothy

Luke Hawker

Krampus

Gideon Emery

Krampus (voice)

Ivy George

Cherub

Queenie Samuel

Jordan

Krista Stadler

Omi

Reviews

nicolascagegoons

Aug 27, 2026

I love horror and i love christmas movies....this,this was made for me

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stormaciousd

Dec 19, 2024

I was super into the animated sequence with the grandmother's Krampus history, and I was even more into those little gingerbread men. I liked the other creatures too, just not as much as the gingerbread men. I also liked the beginning when the family dynamics were being established.
Then all the stuff between those parts didn't really hold my attention very strongly, which is surprising because of the great cast. Krampus wasn't even in it that much, but I don't really know all the lore.
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