Judah Lewis

Ekwalla is a young fisherman who dreams of joining the Besua wrestling camp of Mboa Matanda where the beloved champion of the whole country, Maloka, his idol, is found. In Mboa Matanda, the wrestling tradition is passed from father to son. Unfortunately he is quite frail and no son of a wrestler. Dedicated, he goes to the camp as a sweeper. From his position, he can watch the wrestlers practice. Over time, he becomes friends with Kwedi, a former wrestling champion, who decides to take him under his wing and train him secretly. A few years later, Kwedi presents him as his son so that he can take part in the Wrestling Championship. The young unknown (Ekwalla) surprises everyone by his abilities and is gradually making a name for himself especially with his lifelong idol: Maloka. Once he becomes part of his circle, Ekwalla discovers that Maloka uses his influence to overthrow the Caiman King, ruler of Mboa Matanda. Ekwalla somehow tries to warn Kwedi. The trainer does not believe a word. The young man goes to the Cayman King's palace but is blocked at the entrance by the guard. Sure of his power and influence, Maloka brings about an encounter with the Caiman King. During this meeting, Maloka finally reveals his intentions to the King. To make a fool of the Caiman King, the wrestler suggests a game. He leaves it to the King to choose wrestlers to face him. In case he wins, Maloka becomes King; and if not, he should give up this idea. In no time the King starts a wrestler recruiting operation to fight Maloka. No wrestler dares face the fearsome opponent. Against all odds Ekwalla introduces himself to the King and offers himself as the only wrestler who takes up the challenge. The future of all Mboa Matanda now rests in the hands of the young Ekwalla. In order to inspire him, the Caiman King and the elders put him through the water trial, by which he will receive the blessing of the ancestors of Mboa Matanda. Ekwalla and Maloka will fight a merciless fight. After a fierce fight and thanks to the power of the ancestors, Ekwalla manages to gain the upper hand. Vanquished, Maloka and his men are expelled from Mboa Matanda.

In Lowell, Massachusetts, widow Claire Pierce struggles to keep her family together during their first Christmas without Doug, her late husband and a firefighter who died in the line of duty. Their teenage son, Teddy, has become disillusioned with the holiday, while their younger daughter, Kate, still believes in Santa Claus and tries to keep the Christmas spirit alive. On Christmas Eve, Claire is called into work, leaving Teddy in charge of Kate. As Kate watches old family Christmas videos, she notices a mysterious arm reaching out of the fireplace, which she believes belongs to Santa. She convinces Teddy to help her prove it, promising to delete a video she secretly recorded of him stealing a car earlier that day. Together, they set up a tripwire and hidden camera before falling asleep in the living room. Kate wakes up and sees Santa in the house. She and Teddy follow him onto his sleigh, wanting to get a closer look. However, their presence startles Santa and his reindeer, causing him to lose control of the sleigh. It telephotos and crashes in Chicago, Illinois. After recovering from the crash, Santa introduces himself to the children and explains that they must recover his lost reindeer, his magic hat, and his bag of presents to save Christmas. Without them, the Christmas spirit will continue to decline. Kate and Teddy agree to help, hoping to avoid ending up on Santa's naughty list. The trio first seeks help at a bar, but the bartender refuses to assist. They take a stolen Dodge Challenger parked outside and use it to track down the reindeer. While locating the reindeer, they encounter police officers pursuing the stolen car. Kate follows the reindeer while Santa and Teddy lead the police on a wild car chase, which ends with Santa being arrested. Teddy reunites with Kate, and they recover Santa's magical bag of presents. When Kate opens the bag, she is transported to the North Pole, where she meets Santa's elves. The elves recognize her as a "true believer" and agree to help repair the sleigh and provide a spare magic hat for Santa. Meanwhile, a gang of thugs captures Teddy and the bag. Kate and the elves come to his rescue, retrieving the bag and escaping the hideout. Back at the police station, Santa tries to convince Officer Poveda of his identity, revealing intimate details about the officer's wish to reconcile with his ex-wife, Lisa. Although Poveda initially refuses to believe him, he begins to reconsider after noticing an unusual number of arrests on Christmas Eve-something Santa had warned would happen as Christmas spirit declined. Santa inspires the inmates to perform a lively rendition of "Santa Claus Is Back in Town," which lifts the spirits of everyone except Poveda. Ultimately, a call from Lisa inviting Poveda to coffee sways him, and he agrees to release Santa. With the sleigh repaired and only one hour left to deliver presents, Santa enlists Kate and Teddy to help. Kate tosses presents to Santa, while Teddy drives the sleigh. Together, they successfully deliver all the gifts just before sunrise, saving Christmas. Santa drops the kids off at home just before Claire returns. When they ask if they'll ever see him again, Santa jokes that he hopes not but hints he might if they're needed. As a parting gift, Santa gives Teddy his hat, revealing that he never actually needed it to perform his duties. When Claire arrives home, she finds the living room decorated just as Doug used to do it. The children open their presents: Kate receives the skateboard she wished for, and Teddy gets a magic ornament. When Teddy hangs it on the tree, he sees a reflection of his father, who expresses pride in him. Back at the North Pole, Santa reunites with Mrs. Claus. She asks what movie they'll watch that evening, and Santa holds up Kate's video of their adventure, smiling knowingly.

Twelve-year-old Cole Johnson is bullied by his neighbor Jeremy, but his babysitter Bee stands up for him and scares Jeremy off. The following day, when his parents go out for an overnight stay at a hotel, Bee and Cole spend quality time together until he has to go to bed. Cole is encouraged by a text from his neighbor and best friend Melanie to go see what Bee gets up to after he goes to sleep. To his surprise, he sees what looks like Bee and several of her high school friends: Max, John, Allison, Sonya, and Samuel. They are playing a game of truth or dare formatted as a game of spin the bottle. However, as Bee kisses Samuel on a dare, she pulls two daggers from behind her back and stabs him in the skull. The others collect Samuel's blood, revealing themselves to be members of a demonic cult. Cole hurries to his room where he calls 911, puts on his shoes, and finds a pocket knife. He pretends to be asleep as Bee and the cult members enter his room to draw a blood sample. After they leave, he tries to escape out the window but Bee stays in the room, and Cole passes out from the exhaustion. Bee and her cult question Cole, while fending off his questions by saying it was a science project. When the cops arrive, Max kills one with a poker, but the cop accidentally shoots Allison in her breast, whereas Bee and Max kill the other cop. Bee forces Cole to give them the police code to call off the other cops. While Allison complains about being shot, Cole rushes up the stairs; John pursues him, but is pushed over the banister, landing on a trophy that impales his neck. Cole escapes out his bedroom window and hides in the crawlspace under his house. Although Sonya finds him, he traps her in the basement and then ignites a firework rocket and bug spray to blow her up. After showing appreciation for Cole's ingenuity, Max chases Cole up the old tree house; he is killed when he falls and is hanged by the rope swing. Cole escapes to Melanie's house, but Bee follows him. While hiding in a room, Cole apologizes to Melanie for dragging her into this situation and assures her that he is going to take care of things. He asks Melanie to call the police, then she kisses Cole before he leaves. Cole returns to his house to find Allison, who tries to kill Cole with a kitchen knife; she is instead shot in the head with a shotgun by Bee. Bee explains to Cole that when she was young, she made a deal with The Devil to get whatever she wanted by sacrificing innocent people and spilling their blood on the ancient book while reciting its verses. Although she wants him to join her cause, Cole refuses and burns the spell book. He rushes to Melanie's house to take her dad's car, and drives it straight towards his house while Bee fixes the book in the living room. After crashing into her, they have one last emotional farewell before Cole climbs out of the wreckage. As the police and emergency crew arrive, Cole tells his parents that he no longer needs a babysitter. Later, a firefighter going through Cole's house is attacked by Bee.