It's a Wonderful Life

Capra's heartstring-tugger aims for immortality, or at least annual viewings. Facing ruin, a small-town banker considers ending it all one fateful Christmas Eve. Sentimental to a fault, the film's earnestness still resonates, like it or not.

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Frank Capra directed It's a Wonderful Life in 1946. See Frank Capra's full filmography, where to start with Frank Capra, or where to go after you've seen everything by Frank Capra.

It's a Wonderful Life was released in 1946 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 131 minutes.