Red One (2024)

6.2PG-13102 minDirector: Jake Kasdan

2024 film by Jake Kasdan

Red One is a 2024 American Christmas action comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris Morgan. It stars Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J. K. Simmons, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, and Wesley Kimmel. The film tells the story of Head of North Pole Security Callum Drift, who teams up with black-hat hacker Jack O'Malley to locate a kidnapped Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Principal photography for the film began in October 2022 and concluded in February 2023, with filming locations including Atlanta.

Red One was first released theatrically by Warner Bros. Pictures internationally on November 6, 2024, and in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on November 15. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing $186 million against a budget of $200–$250 million.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Red One about?
Red One (2024) — After Santa Claus is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with a notorious hacker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
Is Red One based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Red One scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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