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Christmas Vacation (1989)

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All Time

of 190,142

933

1980's

of 12,798

117

1989

of 4,323

17
Christmas
- Christmas All Time
  
  of 303
  
  10
  
  Christmas of 1989
  
  of 3
  
  1
  
  Christmas of the 1980's
  
  of 27
  
  2
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,552
  
  166
  
  Comedy of 1989
  
  of 189
  
  6
  
  Comedy of the 1980's
  
  of 1,484
  
  43

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Christmas Vacation (1989) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0244

Avg Critic Score:2.9436

Christmas Vacation (1989) Movie Reviews

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Entry #3 in the National Lampoon's Vacation series is the last funny installment of the four movies (plus one made-for-TV movie which starred none of the original cast members). ...read the complete Christmas Vacation movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

In the course of the three National Lampoon vacation movies, Clark Griswold has become an emblem for all that is sweetest and most ineffectual in the Hollywood husband. What he wishes for his family, most desperately, is that they have a good time. ...read the complete Christmas Vacation movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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See all (10) "Excellent" Reviews

Movie Eye (David Litton)

They've traveled across the country to a closed Wally World. They've flown to Europe, and almost didn't make it back as a whole family. Now, they're tackling the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, not to mention a hoard of bickering in-laws,...read the complete Christmas Vacation (1989) review at Movie Eye (David Litton)

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Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)

Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) is the father everyone wants their best friend to have. He's a man of tradition who takes great pride in taking his family on the occasional vacation. First off, it was a cross-country road trip to Wally World in National...read the complete Christmas Vacation (1989) review at Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)

See all (4) "Good" Reviews

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is the perhaps best of the Vacation sequels, and somehow, the one that feels the most different from the others, probably because it doesn’t actually involve the Griswold family actually traveling anywhere. It’...read the complete Christmas Vacation (1989) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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BBC Films (Ali Barclay)

Christmas time and the Griswold family are preparing for all manner of festive celebration. Inevitably Clark, Ellen, and their two children encounter any number of seasonal problems, including temperamental Christmas lights, a larger than life tree, and...read the complete Christmas Vacation (1989) review at BBC Films (Ali Barclay)

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