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A Christmas Story (1983)

PG ★ 7.2/10 93 min Comedy, Family United States English
Director: Bob Clark
Novel: Jean Shepherd
Screenplay by: Bob Clark, Leigh Brown, Jean Shepherd
Streaming: Not available
A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.

Description

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.

Trailer

Top Cast

Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon Mother
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin The Old Man
Peter Billingsley
Peter Billingsley Ralphie
Jean Shepherd
Jean Shepherd Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
Ian Petrella
Ian Petrella Randy
Scott Schwartz
Scott Schwartz Flick
R.D. Robb
R.D. Robb Schwartz
Tedde Moore
Tedde Moore Miss Shields

A Christmas Story Appears on 10 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #310
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #113

Critic Curated

Entertainment Weekly’s 55 Essential Movies Kids Must Experience (Before they turn 13)
Entertainment Weekly #36
Esquire's 60 Best Christmas Movies Of All
Esquire #03
Paste Magazines 80 Best Movies Of The 1980s
Paste Magazine #71
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #74
Vulture's 50 Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
Vulture #05

Filmmaker Curation

Trey Parker And Matt Stones Favorite Movies
Various #01

Genre Curation

The 65 Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
Vanity Fair #53

Letterboxd Lists

Showdown The Holiday
Letterboxd Showdown #07

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