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It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)★ 8.8/10

Approved · US · 130 min · December 20, 1946

  • Drama
  • Family
  • Fantasy
  • Romance

Directed by: Frank Capra

Written by: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra, Jo Swerling, Philip Van Doren Stern

On Christmas Eve, George Bailey, desperate after a crisis, is shown by his angel Clarence how life would be without him, leading him to value his existence.

Original title
It's a Wonderful Life
Storyline
On Christmas Eve, George Bailey, a frustrated businessman, contemplates suicide after a financial crisis. His guardian angel, Clarence, is sent to show him what life would have been like if he'd never been born. Through Clarence's intervention, George starts to find a renewed appreciation for life.
Rating
8.8 / 10 · 559,636
Companies
Liberty Films (II), RKO Radio Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures de México, Corona Film, Eye Film Institute, Fathom Events, G.D.B. Edizione Noleggio Film, M & A Alexander Productions Inc., Swashbuckler Films, ARD TV, Artisan Home Entertainment, Beyond Home Entertainment, Bounty Films, CBS/Fox Home Video, Channel 44 Adelaide, DNA, Elokuvapalvelu J. Suomalainen, Fil à Film, Filmjuwelen, GoodTimes Home Video, Hal Roach Studios, Hal Roach Video, ITV1, ITV3, Kinowelt Home Entertainment, Magic Box, Mainostelevisio (MTV), Mastertronic S.A., NBC Universal Television, NTA Home Entertainment, National Telefilm Associates (NTA)
Release dates
  • PL December 20, 1946
  • US December 20, 1946
  • TR January 7, 1947
  • GB April 6, 1947
  • MX April 16, 1947
  • CA April 17, 1947
  • AR May 22, 1947
  • IE June 20, 1947
  • BE June 21, 1947
  • HK July 10, 1947
  • SE August 4, 1947
  • UY September 17, 1947
  • BR September 19, 1947
  • AU October 3, 1947
  • PT November 30, 1947
  • IT March 11, 1948
  • DK March 22, 1948
  • ES March 27, 1948
  • NL April 2, 1948
  • FR July 28, 1948
  • IL January 12, 1949
  • ZA May 2, 1949
  • FI May 13, 1949
  • PH April 30, 1953
  • JP February 6, 1954
  • XWG December 16, 1961
  • HU January 19, 1986
  • DE August 19, 1994
  • CZ April 22, 2009
  • GR October 22, 2009
  • ID December 4, 2012
  • NO December 16, 2012
  • SG October 11, 2016
  • AE October 31, 2016
  • LT December 26, 2017
  • IN February 24, 2018
  • VN December 21, 2018
  • EG April 5, 2021
  • EC April 23, 2021
  • TH November 30, 2022
  • TW November 30, 2022