Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
"He knows when you've been naughty."
ThumbScore
👍 73%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 52%
(RT: 52%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Robert Brian Wilson as Billy at 18
Lilyan Chauvin as Mother Superior
Gilmer McCormick as Sister Margaret
Charles Dierkop as Killer Santa
Toni Nero as Pamela
Randy Stumpf as Andy
Britt Leach as Mr. Sims
Is Silent Night, Deadly Night good?
Most people think so. 73% audience score, estimated from 462 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 52%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
