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72% Critic Match
A Christmas Story
“A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.”
7.2 / 10• 1983• 1h 33m•PG• English
ComedyFamily
Storyline
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
Cast & Crew
Melinda Dillon
Mother
Lead
Darren McGavin
The Old Man
Peter Billingsley
Ralphie
Jean Shepherd
Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
Ian Petrella
Randy
Scott Schwartz
Flick
R.D. Robb
Schwartz
Tedde Moore
Miss Shields
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bob Clark's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Christmas Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
