"Never short-change Santa Claus. In The Silent Partner, released in 1978, Elliot Gould stars as a bank teller who withholds almost $44,000 from a robber (Christopher Plummer) disguised as a mall Santa. A mixture of Hitchcock-like suspense and gritty action that only the 1970s could deliver, The Silent Partner is worth adding into your holiday rotation. Amazon Google Play Apple TV"
"As if you had to be reminded to never accept baggage from strangers, there's Carry-On on Netflix. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, Carry-On stars Taron Egerton as a TSA agent who is blackmailed by a charismatic figure (Jason Bateman) into smuggling a dangerous nerve gas onto a packed commercial flight on Christmas Eve. Part Die Hard, part Wes Craven's Red Eye, Carry-On is old school action thrills with new school verve. Netflix"
"See for yourself in Red One, which was released to Prime Video in November 2024. The movie features Dwayne Johnson as the head of the North Pole's security who recruits a hacker (Chris Evans) to help him locate Santa Claus (J.K. Simmons) after the big guy is kidnapped right before Christmas. Though Red One came out like a lump of coal at the box office, Red One still has Christmas magic if you're in a festive mood. Amazon"
The Silent Partner (1978) features Elliot Gould as a bank teller who withholds nearly $44,000 from a robber disguised as a mall Santa, combining Hitchcock-like suspense with gritty 1970s action. Carry-On follows a TSA agent blackmailed into smuggling a nerve gas onto a crowded Christmas Eve flight, delivering Die Hard–style thrills with modern verve. Red One casts Dwayne Johnson as North Pole security head who recruits a hacker (Chris Evans) to rescue a kidnapped Santa (J.K. Simmons), offering festive action despite poor box office performance. Spider-Man: No Way Home includes a brief Christmas moment amid multiverse chaos and returning Spider-Men.
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