A Savage Christmas

2023

Comedy

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 254 254

Plot summary

After years of estrangement, trans woman Davina Savage returns home for Christmas with her new boyfriend. Expecting her transition to be the focus, it’s instead overshadowed by family secrets and lies which threaten not only their lives – but another Christmas lunch.

Director

Madeleine Dyer Photo
Madeleine Dyer

Top cast

Gary Sweet Photo
Gary Sweet as Peter Hall
Helen Thomson Photo
Helen Thomson as Brenda Savage
Darren Gilshenan Photo
Darren Gilshenan as Uncle Dick
Charlotte Chimes Photo
Charlotte Chimes as Sharlene
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857.02 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 6
1.72 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 12

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ashleepradella 7 / 10

Fun Aussie Christmas film!

Other than awards season, Christmas movie Season is my favorite time of year. I was so excited to check out A Savage Christmas since its an Aussie film, with a familiar cast.I had so much fun with this!!!! Not only does it have one of my favorite holiday movie tropes "surviving Christmas", its also simultaneously hilarious and heartfelt, with two fantastic trans leads. I love being a fly on the wall with this kinda family drama, and mixed with the classic Australian cringey humor made for a great watch. Theres also some cheeky Schitt's Creek vibes which I loved.An easy and great watch this Christmas!!
Reviewed by Spaceship55 6 / 10

It nearly gets there

I don't normally watch Christmas movies but was interested as this movie has a few well-known actors, and some Colin from Accounts cross-over. A very diverse younger cast, and of the newcomers Rekha Ryan and Ryan Morgan are excellent. I was a big fan of Helen Thomson in Elvis, and she's fantastic in this, she is a great comedic actor. Darren Gilshenan is at his wacky-best and brings the majority of the laughs.I thought there was some genuinely very funny moments in this - typical Aussie humour whilst also offering a fresh perspective given the trans leads. This movie tries to touch on some important topics, but these moments feel undercooked. I appreciated the trans narrative but it seems to miss the mark if it's trying to be heartfelt or moving. I felt like they were trying pack a lot into 90 mins (gender identity, drug abuse, adoption, alcoholism, gambling etc etc) and didn't manage to quite get there, but I appreciate what the filmmakers were trying to do. It tried to do a bit too much and failed, but ultimately a fun silly movie that's worth a watch.
Reviewed by theatrehaus

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