It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

It's a wonderful film. Frank Capra's inverted take on A Christmas Carol stars Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, a good man who's spent a lifetime giving up on his dreams in order to keep life in his small town humming. When a guardian angel named Clarence finds a despondent George poised to jump off a bridge, he shows George what life would've been like had he never been born.

Frank Capra's..."It's a Wonderful Life".

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92
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Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Family
Length
2 hrs. 10 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 7, 1947
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
3-Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
English: DD 2.0 Mono
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Released
November 3, 2009
Acquired Date
April 1, 2014
Times Seen
8 Times
Last Watched
December 24, 2018

Actors

James Stewart
James Stewart
Donna Reed
Donna Reed
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
Henry Travers
Henry Travers
Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
Todd Karns
Todd Karns
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
Mary Treen
Mary Treen
Virginia Patton
Virginia Patton
Charles Williams
Charles Williams
Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
William Edmunds
William Edmunds
Lillian Randolph
Lillian Randolph

Directors

Frank Capra
Frank Capra

Producers

Frank Capra
Frank Capra

Writers

Frances Goodrich
Frances Goodrich
Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett
Frank Capra
Frank Capra

Awards & Accolades

  • 1997 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #11
  • 2007 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #20
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #30
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #31
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #29
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #30
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #30
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #26
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #24
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #24
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #21

Special Features

Featurettes
  • The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
  • Featurettes

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh Certified
94%
Tomatometer
98 votes
RT Fresh Certified
95%
Popcornmeter
14,064 votes
METASCORE
89
17 votes
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
521,241 votes

Tags

  1. Christmas

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media