Silent Night, Deadly Night
Cineverse Entertainment | Release Date: December 12, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
IndieWireAlison ForemanDec 12, 2025
The latest Silent Night, Deadly Night is an audacious 2025 season capper for Cineverse and a solid achievement for Nelson, one that promises the director will give us more genre worth unwrapping down the line. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaDec 11, 2025
Nelson may be throwing too much at the wall, but he does manage to make you feel something beyond just gross-out thrills. Read full review
70
IGNRachel WeberDec 9, 2025
Silent Night, Deadly Night is rare reboot that manages to be naughty and nice. Read full review
70
SlashfilmRyan ScottSep 25, 2025
It's silly at times. It doesn't take itself too seriously. Yet, it also has something pretty loud and timely to say. It goes hard with the gore when it needs to. The movie feels a little long in the tooth at times, particularly before we figure out what's going on, but that's a minor crime compared to what Nelson got away with here. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerDec 11, 2025
Acheson channels exploitation legend Sid Haig as Charlie, and it’s just delightful to see Nelson give one of the all-time “oh, it’s that guy” bit part specialists a truly memorable role. That it’s in that rare remake that successfully inverts an old favorite while staying true to its grisly inheritance makes it even more of a gift. Read full review
60
Next Best PictureCody DericksDec 15, 2025
Silent Night, Deadly Night is no great piece of art, but in the same way that candy stuffed in a stocking is far from a five-star meal, it doesn’t matter to those seeking it out, and it’s enjoyable all the same. Read full review
60
The RevealScott TobiasDec 15, 2025
Though he still doles out kills in a thin broth, Nelson puts enough craft and spin on the material to make it better than it has any right to be. Making the best Silent Night, Deadly Night is the very definition of a modest achievement. Read full review
60
EmpireKim NewmanDec 12, 2025
Just the right recipe for a seasonal horror cocktail — gruesome kills, proper suspense, sly wit, likeable leads and a dose of just deserts for very, very bad boys and girls. Read full review
60
Screen RantGregory NussenDec 9, 2025
Silent Night, Deadly Night, is at its best when Nelson remembers how schlocky this material is, and he falters when he tries too hard to take it seriously. Read full review
59
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzDec 12, 2025
Nelson seems content to just swing one giant axe after another, hoping that he busts as many guts as he does brains. His intentions are naughty, and the result isn’t so nice. Even for those who prefer a little blood on their snow boots this time of year. Read full review
50
The Travers TakePeter TraversDec 12, 2025
Do Hollywood suits think we want nothing more from a Christmas movie than to feed on the dead carcass of an undeserving horror franchise? The scary part is they may be right. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyDec 12, 2025
Hewing closer to the 1984 template, it’s an improvement on that film — not a particular high bar to reach — though a somewhat mixed bag overall. Read full review
50
ColliderShawn Van HornDec 9, 2025
It's well-acted and not schlocky, but it's one of those presents you open on Christmas, excited to receive it, only to forget about it the next day. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeDec 12, 2025
What none of the tonal shifts and story tweaks can do is distract us from his boringly flat direction, failing to justify why something so drab and cheap-looking would warrant the surprisingly wide theatrical release it’s receiving this weekend. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsDec 12, 2025
This new holiday chiller mostly idles when it should charge at its most unsound ideas. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubMatt SchimkowitzDec 9, 2025
The film is even less than the sum of its genre trappings. Read full review
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