Miracle on 34th Street
Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: June 4, 1947 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
88
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
New York Daily NewsKate Cameron
It is light, it is charming, it is delightfully funny and completely captivating. It is all that, and something more. It has an undefinable spiritual quality that raises the spirits of the beholder into a happy, hopeful mood. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
In the battle of the classic Hollywood Christmas movies, It's A Wonderful Life feels charmingly ancient, fixed in an early-20th-century America that scarcely anyone today remembers first-hand. Miracle On 34th Street feels more modern, with slangy dialogue and naturalistic asides, and a general awareness of how Christmas has become about the intertwined stresses of shopping and selling. Read full review
90
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
The original (and best) version of the cockle-warming tale of a man who claims to be the real-life Santa Claus. Read full review
90
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
So you don't believe in Santa Claus? If you want to stay a non-believer don't see Miracle. Read full review
90
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
The freshest little picture in a long time, and maybe even the best comedy of this year. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A Christmas season evergreen. Read full review
88
The Seattle TimesJohn Hartl
Christmas classic. [06 Nov 1997]
80
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
It's a highly professional piece of Hollywood sentimentalism. Read full review
80
TimeStaff (Not Credited)
Author-Director George Seaton has laced his sure-fire sentimentality with equally sure-fire wit and some cynical knowledge about how men of business and law might talk, look and act under these extravagant circumstances. The movie handles all its whimsy deftly and is consistently a smooth, agile job. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A touch labored but lovable. Read full review
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