Christmas is around the corner and 9 year-old Ralphie wants only one thing: an official Red Ryder BB rifle. Now he has to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940s.
16 April 1971, New York City, New York, USA
12 May 1968, Sacramento, California, USA
May 1, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
6 December 1969, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
25 October 1973, Parma, Ohio, USA
13 October 1939, Hope, Arkansas, USA
November 4, 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
10 July 1930, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
26 July 1921, South Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 July 1972, London, England, UK
24 February 1933, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
2 November 1942, Ohio, USA
31 August 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5 August 1939, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
31 March 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
20 November 1938, Aldershot, Ontario, Canada
7 May 1922, Spokane, Washington, USA
December 29, 2013
Never boring, and holds up wonderfully to repeated viewings.
June 10, 2008
If you're a fan of Christmas movies or films that use nostalgia as a driver, A Christmas Story cannot be missed. Then again, if you're in either category, you have probably already seen it.
June 24, 2006
Delightfully entertaining, with a wryly amusing narration to keep the adults in the audience smirking.
November 30, 2015
It's a nostalgic comedy featuring a family of eccentrics who lovingly celebrate the holidays and life itself in Midwestern America in the 1940s.
May 20, 2003
There are a number of small, unexpectedly funny moments in A Christmas Story, but you have to possess the stamina of a pearl diver to find them.
December 04, 2013
This witty, insightful, hugely enjoyable movie is riven with glorious home truths and a merciful lack of saccharin.
November 18, 2013
An underlying sweetness keeps the cynicism from getting out of hand, while the more subversive moments help temper its saccharine tendencies.
December 04, 2013
It won't make anyone forget Miracle on 34th Street, but this is pleasant fare as far as holiday films go nowadays, which isn't very far.
December 04, 2013
It has a warmth and humor that soar with the season.
December 05, 2012
Shepherd provides the voice-over of the grown hero narrating, and his prominence on the sound track forces Clark to focus on visual humor, resulting in some wild Our Gang-style slapstick.
December 30, 2013
It takes pause to recognize the collective good nature we owe to one another all year round, and pays that knowledge forward with charm and wistfulness.
