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Miracle on 34th Street

Capture the spirit of Christmas with this timeless classic!

7.4(883)19471h 36m5

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

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Status
Released
Budget
$630K
Box office
$2.7M
Language
English
  • new york city
  • court
  • judge
  • parent child relationship
  • holiday
  • department store
  • santa claus
  • thanksgiving
  • psychologist
  • lawyer
  • little girl
  • black and white

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York4 Jun 1947
    • TheatricalG4 Jun 1947
    • TheatricalNRChicago, Illinois11 Jun 1947
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU12 Dec 1947
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalG21 Nov 1947
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical1 Oct 1947
  • AustriaAT

    • TheatricalAA16 Dec 1949
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalLIMDB25 Dec 1947
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PhysicalU21 Sept 2011
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU17 Nov 1948
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical026 Aug 1949
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical (limited)21 Dec 2023
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalT14 Dec 1948
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalPG1230 Nov 1948

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Miracle on 34th Street was released on 4 June 1947.

Audience reviews

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    Peter McGinn

    12/26/2021

    9/10

    This is one of the classic holiday pics I will watch every year if it is available to me (Oh no; he said “holiday” instead of Christmas. Blasphemy!) So I will neither pick it apart nor praise it to the heavens. The story writing is strong and the ensemble cast do a good job. The fact that it has been redone so many times speaks for itself. I won’t even try to compare it to the other versions. Instead, as I read in th…

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    CinemaSerf

    12/3/2022

    7/10

    I suppose if anyone was ever to play the definitive Santa Claus, then it would have had to be Edmund Gwenn. The glint in his eye, the smile and the avuncular look all lends itself so very well to this tale of the Christmas nay-sayers! Set in the toy department of the legendary Macy's toy store in New York, we meet this character who steps in to help out at the city's famous parade after their existing "Santa" gets a …

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