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.
A Christmas Story has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of A Christmas Story (1983)
By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 04 Nov 2003
Review of A Christmas Story (1983)
Review of A Christmas Story (1983)
By John J. Puccio (1,217) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 09 Oct 2003
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Review of A Christmas Story (1983)
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A Christmas Story was released in 1983 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 658 reviews, giving A Christmas Story (1983) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 89%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 85%.
With a score of 80%, A Christmas Story is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1983, which stands at 58%.
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