Average Rating: 8/10
Reviews Counted: 33
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 2
Irrefutable proof that gentle sentimentalism can be the chief ingredient in a wonderful film, Miracle on 34th Street delivers a warm holiday message without resorting to treacle.
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Critic Reviews: 2
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 0
Irrefutable proof that gentle sentimentalism can be the chief ingredient in a wonderful film, Miracle on 34th Street delivers a warm holiday message without resorting to treacle.
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Edmund Gwenn plays Kris Kringle, a bearded old gent who is the living image of Santa Claus. Serving as a last-minute replacement for the drunken Santa who was to have led Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Kringle is offered a job as a Macy's toy-department Santa. Supervisor Maureen O'Hara soon begins having second thoughts about hiring Kris: it's bad enough that he is laboring under the delusion that he's the genuine Saint Nick; but when he begins advising customers to shop elsewhere for toys that
Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.
Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Jan 1, 1947 Wide
Oct 16, 2001
20th Century Fox
All Critics (34) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (2) | DVD (7)
It's a highly professional piece of Hollywood sentimentalism.
[Let us] heartily proclaim that it is the freshest little picture in a long time, and maybe even the best comedy of this year.
Decades after it was made, this fable, featuring Edmund Gwenn's Oscar-winning role as Santa Claus, remains one of the most enchanting Christmas movies.
Classic holiday movie for the whole family.
What makes Miracle a genuine miracle of holiday filmmaking is the pitch-perfect balance of social cynicism and human generosity.
I kept wondering: what would Jesus think about this movie, a kiddie pic that indicts America for losing sight of the one person that Christmas was always supposed to be about, and that's Santa.
One of the classic Christmas movies that is so happy about being sentimental it's enchanting rather than sickly sweet.
Christmas wouldn't be complete without it.
A touch labored but lovable.
You want the spirit of Christmas? It's all right here.
The only really good [Santa Claus movie] is this gentle, yet modern tale.
A nine-year-old Natalie Wood puts in a fine performance alongside Edmund Gwenn, who is arguably the best cinematic Santa, ever.
Formulaic, but charming.
One of a half dozen Christmas movie classics.
Miracle on 34th Street is a great family film that will have kids and adults cackling with glee as Kringle does his best to fight the system.
Wholeheartedly smart, funny and hopeful, it never ceased to bring smiles for one must agree, even the most grounded sort, the age old truth and wisdom that belies it's wonderfully crafted and surprisingly complex, intriguing and delightful story and dialogue. To captivate the generations of the true of heart, it
January 1, 2012Super Reviewer
After being subjected to the remake in elementary school, I did not have high hopes for this classic, but when I stumbled upon it this holiday season I was simply blown away. Stop and think for a second: this is one of the most original films ever made. The conceit in itself is what makes this film stand the test of
April 19, 2007Super Reviewer
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