Miracle On 34th Street Reviews

1994

70
from 5599 members

The 1947 holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street is transplanted to the 1990s with few changes in this family-oriented remake. The screenplay by the prolific John Hughes sticks close to the original outline, centering on Macy's executive Dorey Walker (Elizabeth Perkins) and her young daughter Susan (Mara Wilson), neither of whom .. Read more

Starring	Dylan McDermott, Mara Wilson, Robert Prosky, J.T. Walsh
Director	Les Mayfield
Genres	Family

Sign up Miracle On 34th Street DVD

Buy From: £6.93

Critics' reviews (2) of Miracle On 34th Street
View all
A rather tired remake of the original which makes little attempt to engage with present-day realities, but gains from Attenborough's cuddly performance as Kriss Kringle.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
Padding the deluxe avenues of Manhattan, kindly gentleman Kriss Kringle (Attenborough) is first seen confirming to a... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Miracle On 34th Street
View all
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

I believe!

Capturing the Christmas spirit without overdoing the schmaltz, this story of a store Santa proving in court that he's the real thing really warmes the ... more

Report this review
- - Tom Urie from Scotland
  - Posted 23 Jul 2004 10:44
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

very xmassy!

Great christmas film, all year round i say!

All younger people will love it, and secretly, so will the 'grown ups!'

Report this review
- - A customer from dorset
  - Posted 31 Mar 2005 15:34
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

santa lives

I watched this version and compared it with the original I must say the new version is much better and richard attenburgh is real good at playing santa, this is... more

Report this review
- - judith Hardisty from uk, notheast
  - Posted 03 Mar 2005 10:58
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Miracle On 34th Street
View all
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

can't get enough of this

totally loved this film. can watch it any time of the year. always brings a tear in my eye and I BELIEVE.

Report this review
- - A customer from norfolk
  - Posted 09 May 2006 unknown
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

I believe!

Capturing the Christmas spirit without overdoing the schmaltz, this story of a store Santa proving in court that he's the real thing really warmes the ... more

Report this review
- - Tom Urie from Scotland
  - Posted 23 Jul 2004 10:44

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

I believe!

Capturing the Christmas spirit without overdoing the schmaltz, this story of a store Santa proving in court that he's the real thing really warmes the ... more

Report this review
- - Tom Urie from Scotland
  - Posted 23 Jul 2004 10:44
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

very xmassy!

Great christmas film, all year round i say!

All younger people will love it, and secretly, so will the 'grown ups!'

Report this review
- - A customer from dorset
  - Posted 31 Mar 2005 15:34
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

santa lives

I watched this version and compared it with the original I must say the new version is much better and richard attenburgh is real good at playing santa, this is... more

Report this review
- - judith Hardisty from uk, notheast
  - Posted 03 Mar 2005 10:58
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

can't get enough of this

totally loved this film. can watch it any time of the year. always brings a tear in my eye and I BELIEVE.

Report this review
- - A customer from norfolk
  - Posted 09 May 2006 unknown
Santa Claus

Great family film in the run up to christams the story of a little girl who is doubting if santa is real. She sets santa a list that would seem imposible but he... more

Report this review
- - A customer from livingston
  - Posted 02 Nov 2004 19:50
Good Christmas Film

This is an ideal christmas film,my daughter has never watched it and was told to she loved it, recommend!

Report this review
- - A customer from Birmingham, England
  - Posted 04 Nov 2004 10:01
Fun film

I got this film and I watched it with the kids on a rainy sunday afternoon. We really enjoyed it and it felt like Christmas.

I really liked the ... more

Report this review
- - A customer from Hertfordshire
  - Posted 29 Nov 2004 21:56
a real xmas film

a real feelgood film with sir richard playing santa in a story of wether you beleive in xmas or not with the at the time ever present mara wilson who seemed to ... more

Report this review
- - A customer from carmarthenshire
  - Posted 25 Feb 2005 17:59
miracle on 34th street

the kids enjoyed this one, but i don't think it was brilliant

Report this review
- - A customer from cheshire
  - Posted 14 Apr 2005 unknown
heart warming xmas film

my husband laughed at me because i kept smiling while watching the film, evn the kids aged 6, 7 , and 16 enjoyed it.

it's a wonderful film to be ... more

Report this review
- - A customer from leicester
  - Posted 16 Apr 2005 10:06

< Prev
1
2
3
4
Next >

Critics' reviews (2)
A rather tired remake of the original which makes little attempt to engage with present-day realities, but gains from Attenborough's cuddly performance as Kriss Kringle.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
Padding the deluxe avenues of Manhattan, kindly gentleman Kriss Kringle (Attenborough) is first seen confirming to a... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008

Good review materials:

Highlights of the DVD's content and context
What you liked and disliked and why
How the DVD compares to other similar titles

Poor review materials:

Tiny reviews - give us at least a full sentence
Inappropriate or adult-only content, such as obscene, libellous or rude
Promotional content such as alternative ordering/pricing information
Reviews mentioning LOVEFiLM by name

Your name:	Keep me anonymous
Your location:
Nickname:

Review title: Your rating:

Review title: Type your review: Maximum of around 3000 words

Contains spoiler?
Yes, my review contains a spoiler.

Please note that if you write a spoiler (what's this?) without warning other members, LOVEFiLM reserves its rights to blacklist you and discard any further submissions you make to www.lovefilm.com.

Your submission must be your own original work and will normally be posted on this web site within 1 business day. Please do not include HTML tags; for a new paragraph, insert a blank line.