It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Directed By Frank Capra Starring James Stewart  •  Donna Reed  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Henry Travers Genres Americana  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama  •  Fantasy  •  Heavenly Comedy  •  Holiday Film  •  Message Movie Studios &
Franchises National Film Registry  •  AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers  •  AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions  •  Academy Award Best Picture Nominated  •  They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?  •  1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die  •  Roger Ebert's Great Movies Release Info December 20, 1946
B&W  •  130 minutes NR see more films from 1946 ►

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It's a Wonderful Life vs. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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It's a Wonderful Life vs. A Christmas Story

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Comments (5)

 

claytonsmovies on 3/28/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Love this movie. The special effects are pretty bad and it may be a tad cheesy but it's a great feel good movie and Jimmy Stewart is fantastic as always. Also Mr. Potter has to be one of the most evil people to ever appear in non-slasher film!

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DaveintheCave on 9/8/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

What special effects???

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FloraJL on 3/30/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I am captivated throughout and I cry at the end every. single. time.

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nclysander on Dec 7 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I understand It's a Wonderful Life has a huge cast, and thankfully this entry isn't missing the lead actors like some on Flickchart, but it'd be nice to credit Gloria Grahame.

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xaverenzler on Jan 15 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

for me the best film ever made: pure cinema magic. and yes: crying at the end every single time.

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