I love seeing old favorites in the theater.
A Christmas Story
A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
11/18/1983Runtime
93 minsOverview
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.
How It Feels
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A warmly funny ramble through a Depression-era Christmas seen through a boy's eyes, where every small wish and mishap feels both genuinely funny and tenderly observed.
Mood
JoyfulPlayfulWistfulBittersweet
Themes
Coming of ageFamilyMemory
Tone
Comedic
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticPainterly
Structure
Linear
Reviews
Not only my favorite Christmas movie, but in my top ten overall. It's one iconic moment after another. I hope TBS still plays it for 24 hours.
I think this is the movie I've seen the most times, largely thanks to the TBS 24 hour marathons. If I could only watch one Christmas movie, this is the one. Tonight I saw it in theaters for the first time, and I noticed small things I had missed the other fifty times. It's the perfect Christmas movie.
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