Both warmly nostalgic and darkly humorous, A Christmas Story deserves its status as a holiday perennial.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Bob Clark -
Producer -
Bob Clark , René Dupont -
Screenwriter -
Leigh Brown , Bob Clark , Jean Shepherd , Jean Shepherd -
Distributor -
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -
Production Co -
Metro Goldwyn Mayer , Christmas Tree Films -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Holiday , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 18, 1983, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 25, 2011 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$20.7M -
Runtime -
1h 33m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)