The Carpenter's Son makes for an unlikely but surprisingly effective holiday movie. The Nic Cage-led horror film reimagines the youth of Jesus , told from a tonal perspective that's closer to horror movies than typical religious fare. The grounded elements of the character drama never forget the supernatural, but never solely focus on it.

Beyond that, though, it's also kind of an unexpected holiday movie. The Carpenter's Son actually opens up with one of the grimmest interpretations of Christmas night ever depicted on film. Beyond that, the underlying themes of the film also speak to some of the key emotional arcs that make it an unlikely peer to plenty of other holiday films .

The Carpenter's Son Opens On Christmas Night

The Carpenter's Son is a very dark reimagining of the I

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