The Man with the Bag OTT film puts Arnold Schwarzenegger's Santa at the centre of a high-stakes Christmas heist on Prime Video. The festive action-comedy streams globally on Amazon's platform from 2 December 2026, positioning it as one of the service's big holiday draws.

The Man with the Bag will premiere directly on OTT, bypassing cinemas and arriving worldwide on Prime Video on 2 December. Announced during Amazon's upfronts, the holiday family comedy is part of Amazon MGM Studios' seasonal slate aimed at viewers looking for new Christmas fare at home.

In The Man with the Bag, Santa's magical sack of presents is stolen just before Christmas, threatening deliveries around the world. Forced to turn to his naughty list, Santa recruits Vance, a former thief trying to go straight, who teams up with his young daughter and a band of misfits to pull off the biggest heist of his life and save the holiday.

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The Man with the Bag OTT movie is directed by Adam Shankman, known for Hairspray and Disenchanted, from a script by Allan Rice. Schwarzenegger stars as Santa Claus opposite Alan Ritchson as Vance, with Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Liza Koshy, Kyle Mooney, Jane Krakowski, Michael Cyril Creighton, Adrian Martinez and others rounding out the ensemble. The film has a PG rating and blends broad comedy, family emotion and brisk action in snowy New York-set sequences.