One of my all time favourite Christmas movies, have to watch it every year!! It has a beautiful message to it and young Mara Wilson really makes the film.

If Kevin's family disappeared for Christmas, a new one must have appeared somewhere else, nature strives for balance. ;)

Miracle on 34th Street (1994) is not as good as the 1947 film of the same name, as it does get a bit over the top.

However, its heart is in the right place, and it's a great feel-good movie for the holidays. Richard Attenborough is terrific as Kris Kringle. The scene between him and Mara Wilson was so adorable.

Film 94 (Goal: 300) of 2024

Miracle on 34th Street is a very sweet, yet at times completely unrealistic Christmas film, that captures the essence of Christmas - to put your faith in something and the rewards of that faith. I've never seen the original so I can't comment on comparisons to the original story, or quality in the remake compared to it's predecessor - all I know is that I really enjoyed this. Richard Attenborough is perfectly cast as the film's Santa. Most of the film works because of his charm. There's a host of popular actors from the 90s in here - Mara Wilson, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, James Remar, Robert Prosky, Jane Leeves - and while some are wasted, particularly Remar and Leeves, they all do a good job with the time allocated to them.

Miracle on 34th Street may not be the most fondly remembered Christmas film, especially against some of the other holiday releases of that decade. But it's a film I think that still holds up really well. Now whether it holds a candle to the original, that's another question.

Why do people like christmas movies? ew

Miracle on 34th Street became a forced holiday classic due to its obsessive airplay in the past twenty years, but it's so empty in content and lifeless in execution that it can merely serve as a background to Christmas dinner.
The story is actually made of some interesting ideas: Santa gets a job in a department store, manages to convince disenchanted children that he actually exists but ends up being under trial. Too bad that they used the corniest and most uninventive pretexts a writer could ever think of to get such a story developed. The ways Santa gets framed and the whole trial unwinds just didn't make any sense. Richard Attenborough's Santa Claus was the only convincing thing here and probably the only reason the kids of the 90s still remember this film.

One would think that John Hughes would know better than to remake a classic, but he did...so there it is. Hughes’ Miracle on 34th Street is vastly inferior to the original, though it does manage to pull off a little magic. When a Cole’s new department store Santa Claus brings them back from the verge of bankruptcy their rival attempt to discredit him as insane for believing that he really is Santa Claus. The major flaw of the film is that it creates a villain out of the rival department store, which isn’t in keeping with the spirit of the original story. However, the casting is pretty solid for the most part; Elizabeth Perkins and Dylan McDermott do especial well in the lead roles, as does Mara Wilson. As remakes go, Miracle on 34th Street isn't a bad one, but it gets by mostly on reflected glory.

Certainly not as good as the original, but an admirable effort, non-the-less. Mara Wilson's performance is probably what I didn't like. Comparing her to Natalie Wood though is a tough job.

Even though it's been a few years since we deliberately sat down to watch Miracle on 34th Street, it's still a treat.

We usually go for the original, but for once we thought we'd go for the remake. Even though Mara Wilson is cute as a button, and Richard Attenborough is one of the more believable Santas there has ever been, there's something missing. Some of the magic from the original is gone.

Though...Don't get me wrong. It's still a good movie, but I'd choose the original over this most of the time.

Richard Attenborough is a good Santa Claus but this is too long and brings nothing or special to the story. I'm sticking to the original.

Late great Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park) lights up the screen. In this unnecessary but well made remake.

A powerful, magical, and touching Christmas Movie which makes it into my favourite Christmas-Theme movies of all time.
This is a remake of the 1947 version.
The cast is great and the plot captures the heart of what makes Christmas such a special season.
There are several heart-warming scenes and some powerful quotes such as:
"If you can't believe, if you can't accept anything on faith, then you're doomed for a life dominated by doubt."

I have not seen the 1947 version, but many critics are claiming that it was perfect and this remake managed to capture a portion of the magic from the previous movie. I have yet to judge this.

The movie is recommended for all the family of all ages.