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      It Runs in the Family

      1994, Comedy, 1h 25m

      3 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      In this sequel to "A Christmas Story," Ralphie Parker (Kieran Culkin) struggles to find the perfect spinning top with which to defeat his old rival, Scut Farkus (Chris Owen). Meanwhile, Mrs. Parker (Mary Steenburgen) butts heads with the owner of a new movie theater over a series of questionable giveaways. And, as the Old Man (Charles Grodin) spends the summer teaching Ralphie to fish, the rivalry rages on between the Parkers and their boisterous neighbors, the Bumpus family.

      • Rating: PG

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Bob Clark

      • Producer: René Dupont

      • Writer: Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, Bob Clark

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (DVD):

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      • Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.

      • Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer

      • Sound Mix: Dolby

      Cast & Crew

      Kieran Culkin
      Al Mancini
      Troy Evans
      Roy Brocksmith
      Glenn Shadix
      Dick O'Neill
      Wayne Grace
      Chris Owen
      Bob Clark
      Jean Shepherd
      Leigh Brown
      Bob Clark
      Jean Shepherd
      Paul Zaza
      Stephen M. Katz
      Stan Cole
      Harry Pottle
      Sara Andrews

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      Audience Reviews for It Runs in the Family

      • Apr 21, 2010

        Not as good as A Christmas Story but comes close

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      • Mar 17, 2010

        Somehow this movie almost entirely revolves around the phenomena known as "tops". It's very similar to A Christmas Story without the christmas element. There's another obsession, almost sexual, with an inanimate object that is so overdone that it gets annoying really fast. The child acting is obviously better, almost entirely Culkins. Charles Grodin also did well with what he had. All in all, it's better than A Christmas Story, but not by much.

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      • Sep 14, 2009

        THIS is what they consider to be the sequel to one of the absolute best Christmas movies of all time: "A Christmas Story". The worst possible 'sequel' they could've possibly made.

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      • Jan 18, 2007

        Well, it's no CHRISTMAS STORY, but if you don't make that impossible comparison, it's not a bad movie on its own. And Grodin does a pretty impressive McGavin, by the way.

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