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A Christmas Story

1983 · 93 min

A cozy, nostalgic holiday comedy that feels like flipping through a family photo album, full of warmth and gentle laughs.

Directed by
Bob Clark
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley
Tagline
A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Bob Clark
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • memory
  • parenthood
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • school
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Bob Clark
Written by
Leigh Brown, Jean Shepherd, Bob Clark
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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