Red One (film)

Red One
Red One
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jake Kasdan
Screenplay by	Chris Morgan
Story by	Hiram Garcia
Produced by	Hiram Garcia; Dwayne Johnson; Dany Garcia; Chris Morgan; Jake Kasdan; Melvin Mar;
Starring	Dwayne Johnson; Chris Evans; Lucy Liu; J. K. Simmons;
Cinematography	Dan Mindel
Edited by	Mark Helfrich; Steve Edwards; Tara Timpone;
Music by	Henry Jackman
Production; companies	Amazon MGM Studios; Seven Bucks Productions; Chris Morgan Productions; The Detective Agency; Big Indie;
Distributed by	Amazon MGM Studios (United States); Warner Bros. Pictures (international);
Release dates	November 6, 2024 (International); November 15, 2024 (United States);
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200–250 million
Box office	$185.9 million

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, and J. K. Simmons, with Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Kristofer Hivju, Nick Kroll, and Wesley Kimmel appearing in supporting roles. 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.