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A Bad Moms Christmas

R

Released Nov 1, 2017

1 hr. 44 min.

Holiday

Comedy

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129 Reviews

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Under-appreciated and overburdened moms Amy, Kiki and Carla rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. As if creating the perfect holiday for their families isn't hard enough, they'll have to do it while hosting and entertaining their own respective mothers when they come to visit.

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Critics Consensus

Featuring twice the moms but roughly half the laughs, A Bad Moms Christmas is a slapdash holiday sequel that falls short of the original with a disappointing dearth of good cheer.

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Kaya P

Honestly I was majorly disappointed. This movie had an amazing cast. Every one of the actresses that played the moms are A1 actors having proved themselves in other titles over the years. The problem was 100% in the writing. The jokes were terrible. Storyline was bad and obvious. It's just cringe and unwatchable even with the great casting.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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Jeff M

I had a VERY visceral and negative reaction to this movie - so much so that I came very close to turning it off a couple times. While I certainly don't consider myself a "prude" when it comes to movies, this type of humor does nothing for me and often comes close to being offensive. Watching a young girl, possibly around 6-7 years old, saying the f-word not once, not twice, but THREE times is not humorous to me. I have not seen the original BAD MOMS movie, but I'm going to assume its probably the same raunch humor mixed with attempted pathos. Hahn is an actress I have admired in the past, but her character here is absolutely repugnant. I cringed every time she came onscreen. Christine Baranski as Kunis' mom is unbearable and made me want to pull my hair out. Susan Sarandon as Hahn's mom looks embarrassed to be part of these proceedings. And the rest of the cast isn't much better, save Kunis. She is the one relatively bright spot here and seems to understand how to handle the tone of this movie. Had everyone else been on her level, this may have succeeded. And a really good and funny movie could be made about the stress of mothers during Christmas. This just ain't it - not by a long shot.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Matthew A

The best part was the cast, the stories could have used a little more development and flashed between them all a little too fast. Mila, and cast were good, the lines were solid, and the entertainment factor was there. But 20 more minutes in setup of the story would have been nice. It did feel more like an episode, not sequel, and had most of the right parts. But lots left unexplained, a bit confusing on why.... Overall the cast and story were pretty good, and yes I would say give it a shot and see what your take is overall. It was worth the first time investment, but it will NOT be a movie I watch a second time. - Matthew

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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Aleenna M

Great cast, but I wasn't impressed by the writing: the story isn't particularly good, the jokes kind of lame.. Wouldn't watch it again, but it made me laugh a few times.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Audience Member

Cheesy and a waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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Robbin R

I love this movie so much that I watch it every year! I laugh through the hole thing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Jon Lucas

Director

Scott Moore

Director

Mila Kunis

Amy

Kristen Bell

Kiki

Kathryn Hahn

Carla

Cheryl Hines

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

It'll entertain you while on the verge of a turkey coma, but it will never rank among the Christmas classics.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 9, 2017

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

"Why can't my husband buy his own mom a Christmas present?" is this sweet sequel's thesis statement.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 5, 2017

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Jocelyn Noveck

Associated Press

... a stale old chestnut.

Nov 3, 2017

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Matthew St. Clair

Cinema Sentries

It's far from a well-wrapped present but it's not exactly coal in someone's stocking.

Oct 9, 2020

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

This is the equivalent of rushing downstairs on Christmas morning, ripping your present open, and discovering all you got was a measly pair of socks.

Rated: C-

Jul 17, 2020

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Kate Rodger

Newshub (NZ)

Desperately laboured, heavy-handed humour delivered loudly and lazily with a glaringly tired plot...

Rated: 1/5

Sep 14, 2019

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Synopsis

Under-appreciated and overburdened moms Amy, Kiki and Carla rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. As if creating the perfect holiday for their families isn't hard enough, they'll have to do it while hosting and entertaining their own respective mothers when they come to visit.

Director: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Executive Producer: Oren Aviv, Felice Bee, Adam Fogelson, Bill Block, Mark Kamine
Screenwriter: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Distributor: STX Films
Production Co: Huayi Brothers Pictures
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Crude Sexual Content|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $72.1M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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