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movie A Christmas Story

Released: November 18, 1983
Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes
Comedy Family

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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