A Christmas Story (1983)

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A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.

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.

• Released: 1983-11-18
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Runtime: 1h 33m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 1,472 votes

Directed by Bob Clark.

Top cast

• Melinda Dillon as Mother
• Darren McGavin as The Old Man
• Peter Billingsley as Ralphie
• Jean Shepherd as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
• Ian Petrella as Randy
• Scott Schwartz as Flick
• R.D. Robb as Schwartz
• Tedde Moore as Miss Shields
• Yano Anaya as Grover Dill
• Zack Ward as Scut Farkus

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Christmas Story

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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