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All teen and kid reviews for A Christmas Story

Age
9
Average rating based on 37 kid and teen reviews:
  • 51% say language is an issue
  • 32% say sexual content is an issue
  • 32% say violence is an issue
  • 27% say there are positive messages
Teen, 15 years old
December 31, 2009
 
good movie, but some stuff maybe to inappropriate for younger kids
i think this movie is really hilarious, but i think that the language is too strong for elementery school kids. even though a bunch of the language was hard to make out, some words were clear to me. it also references the f words, even though it is not described.

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Teen, 16 years old
December 31, 2010
 
Classic Christmas Film
This is a good movie. It has some bad language, although there is much more language that is implied than actually said (including the f-word, which just sounds like "fudge"). They also say a*s and b***h and a few other bad words.

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Teen, 14 years old
December 25, 2010
 
Great Movie For 10 and Up
This is such a great movie and for my family it is a classic. We are watching right now on Christmas. It is not ok for younger kids because they say bad words and there is the leg lamp of course.

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Kid, 9 years old
December 25, 2010
 
love it I thin you should watch it

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Kid, 11 years old
December 13, 2009
 
Too much swearing
ok movie but way too many cusses out of a lil kid. lil kid drops the f bomb in front of dad but movie changed the word to fudge so it wasnt heard although they told you he said it. gets secret decoder pen from ovaltine and gets a message, decodes it, finds out its an advertisement and says son of a b****

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Kid, 10 years old
January 1, 2011
 
ha ha
cool like it but they say son of a b***h but who cares it's funny

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Teen, 15 years old
December 23, 2010
 
Perfect for all ages, listen to a kid
This is a classic. I've been watching this with my faimily for as long as I can remember. Honestly, if your kid can't handel the language in it, how on earth are they going to survive the real world? I mean really, this movie is hilarious. The bullying, that's funny too, and I mean really: It's a good message for kids I guess, because it tells them to toughen up... Look at all the kids that are murdering themselves because someone called them a "mean name" online? This is a terrific movie for kids. And I have to ask SCHMEEGLE98, I didn't understand your comment about homeschoolers...

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Teen, 14 years old
April 25, 2011
 
A Bit Vulgar
There is somewhat a lot of bad content in such PG movie. I think it should be PG-13 for cussing. The bad content includes some sexual themes such as the leg lamp and some violence such as Ralphie's shooting scene at the beginning of the movie. Most of the bad content can be included in a PG movie, but is still a bit vulgar.

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Kid, 13 years old
April 5, 2011
 
Obviously not my fave. Ralphie uses the F-Bomb in one part, and everyone seems to have said @$$, b----, d---, and even sh*t. There's too many bad words, and if you don't like people cussing in real life, don't see a movie that contains it either.

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Kid, 10 years old
December 4, 2011
 
a christmas story review
I think this is a great movie.

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Kid, 9 years old
October 16, 2011
 
50/50 good and not good

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Kid, 11 years old
August 11, 2011
 
The Best!
Great! I love this movie! It's so happy and fun! It's the best!

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Teen, 14 years old
December 6, 2010
 
BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVERRRRRRR
This is my entire families favorite Christmas movie. How you say it is boring, I really dont know. Especially the last scene! I think that this i what Christmas is like for most kids. Maybe the adult reviewers have jusr lost touch with that. :P When "the old man" is swearing in the basement, all it is is "what the flibber jabber fipikle, guidhsfiuhdsiuf" And wow, if you are worried about the bully scene, you better be homeschooling your child :D

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Teen, 15 years old
December 5, 2010
 
You'll shoot your eye out, kid! lol
Lots of swearing and bully fights.

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Teen, 16 years old
November 25, 2010
 
A Christmas Story.
i remember watching this in 6th grade the day before Christmas Break. It's a good movie- there are some bullies and the occasional bad language, but other than that it's a great movie. :)

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Teen, 16 years old
July 10, 2010
 
It was a pretty good classic, but the reviewer on this was off, there was a little bit too much things wrong.

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Teen, 15 years old
May 31, 2010
 
I Love It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Love It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ages 6+)

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Teen, 17 years old
January 1, 2010
 
BORING!!!!
Very Stupid and boring!

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Teen, 16 years old
December 24, 2009
 
Bad Language
I heard bad words, smart(a-word), (d-word), (h-word), and then the top of the bad words, the f-word. There was shooting and bullying in it.

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Kid, 13 years old
December 19, 2009
 
good movie
It is a good movie that parents and kids will love!

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