MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET is my favorite "Christmas" movie, in the truest sense of the word. My favorite holiday movie is "A WONDERFUL LIFE", but this one tops the list of Santa cheer. There's nothing to be concerned about, outside of a brief scene that shows a hired Santa intoxicated (he's fired). Parents can talk to kids about how seeing isn't believing, but believing is seeing. Highly recommended holiday viewing.
Miracle on 34th Street
(1947, Rated NR, Classic, Starring Natalie Wood, Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn)
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- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
A Holiday Classic!
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- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Holiday fave for the entire family
I have to watch this every year!!!! The entire family can watch it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Better for older kids
A gentle word of warning, if your kids are young you may not want to open the department store Santa can of worms. This makes it clear that Santas are hired help and are not always nice people. Specifically, the Santa in the very beginning of the movie is drunk to the point of passing out. If your kids have a clear grasp of Santa vs. "Santa's helpers" they should be fine. If you are trying to preserve the illusion that your kids visit the real Santa at the mall, give this movie a pass until they're a little older. My 8 and 10 year old kids prefer the newer version, which has even more references to alcohol abuse. The contemporary feel is much more enchanting for them than this older version.
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- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Really Good Kids Movie
