It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
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Reviews Counted:768
Fresh:737
Rotten:31
Average Rating:8.7/10
Consensus: The holiday classic to define all holiday classics, It's a Wonderful Life is one of a handful of films worth an annual viewing.
Runtime: 2 hrs 49 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A good but slightly ineffectual man tries to off himself after an error that really wasn't his fault. In Christmas Carol fashion, his crusty-but-lovable guardian angel shows up to give him a tour... A good but slightly ineffectual man tries to off himself after an error that really wasn't his fault. In Christmas Carol fashion, his crusty-but-lovable guardian angel shows up to give him a tour of the world without his presence, and it isn't a pretty place. Moral courage, small-town American life, civic cooperation, and family love are glorified; corporate greed and self-involvement are vilified; at the climax, a blanket of snow like spun sugar makes everything pure and clean like redemption itself. [More]
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Frank Faylen, Ward Bond, Gloria Grahame, H.B. Warner, Bob Scott, Charles Williams, Charles Lane
Director: Frank Capra
Director: Frank Capra
Producer: Frank Capra
Screenwriter: Jo Swerling, Frank Capra, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Story: Philip Van Doren Stern
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
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| 68% 68% | Funny People |
| 25% 25% | Four Christmases |
| 45% 45% | Shorts |
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