A Christmas Story (1983)

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A Christmas Story
Duration
1h 33m
Release Year
1983
Genre
Comedy, Family
Starring
Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin

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.

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Additional Info

Release Date: November 18, 1983

Rating: PG

Original Language: English

Country: United States, Canada

Original Title: A Christmas Story

Original Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Camera: Panavision Panaflex with Panavision Super Speed & Ultra Speed Lenses

Cinematographic Process: Digital Intermediate (4K) (2022 remaster) · Spherical

Example of the Original Sound Mix: Mono

HDR Analysis

Max Mastering Display Brightness: 1000 nits

Min Mastering Display Black Level: 0.0001 nits

PEAK BRIGHTNESS: 996 nits

AVERAGE BRIGHTNESS: 86 nits

COLOR SPACE: DCI-P3

HDR Tier

Limited HDR Range

Real Age Rating

8+

Parental Guidance Available?

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Critics

Rotten Tomatoes (Tomatometer®)

89% of Positive Reviews

 

Metacritic

77

Audience

Rotten Tomatoes (Users)

89% rated this 3.5 stars or higher

 

IMDb

7.9

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