

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
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8.3/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3.2M
- Box office
- $9.6M
- Language
- English
- small town
- angel
- suicide attempt
- holiday
- christianity
- bank
- great depression
- family business
- black and white
- nervous breakdown
- old house
- newlywed
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremierePGNew York City, New York20 Dec 1946
- Theatrical (limited)20 Dec 1946
- TheatricalPG7 Jan 1947
- Digital / OTTNR4K UHD13 Sept 2013
- PhysicalPGBlu-ray / 4K UHD29 Oct 2019
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU20 Dec 1946
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalG6 Feb 1948
CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A20 Dec 1946
BelgiumBE
- TV1420 Dec 1946
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL14 Feb 1947
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1620 Dec 1946
FranceFR
- TheatricalU10 Dec 1947
GermanyDE
- Theatrical610 Dec 1947
HungaryHU
- TheatricalKN19 Jan 1986
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG20 Jun 1947
ItalyIT
- Theatrical11 Mar 1948
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It's a Wonderful Life was released on 20 December 1946.
Audience reviews
6- B10/10
barrymost
8/18/2019
It's practically an American tradition to watch this film with family at Christmas time each year. I just saw it for the first time myself a couple weeks before last Christmas, and I loved it. It's an uplifting, inspiring, dramatic, and at times laugh-out-loud funny story, with a cast that probably couldn't be improved upon if you tried. And, of course, it's directed by the superb Frank Capra, whose work I greatly…
- P9/10
Peter McGinn
12/24/2020
Oh my goodness, I am not going to spend much time describing this gold standard of Christmas movies. If you have seen it, you know what it is. If you haven’t seen it, stop reading this and watch it now. It is funny, tense, sentimental, romantic and downright Capra-esque. I have liked Jimmy Stewart in everything I have seen him in. Was he that good, or did the camera just plain love him, like I heard said once abou…
- R8/10
r96sk
12/26/2020
Lovely film. <em>'It’s a Wonderful Life'</em> is enjoyable, hearty and well crafted. It takes longer than I would've predicted to get to 'the event', but it's very much worth seeing the journey that comes before - as we see the arc of James Stewart's George. It all crescendos with an ending that you can't help but smile at. Stewart is excellent in the lead role, you really do see every single emotion that his c…
- C8/10
CinemaSerf
7/7/2022
Every now and again you come across a film that just makes you think.... This is one of those. Recently upconverted to 4K and back on a big screen, it's quite simply a joy to watch. Jimmy Stewart is "George" - a man who has spent his adult life tirelessly trying to help those less fortunate to make their own way in life - and his savings and loan enterprise is the lifeline for many of them. When that all goes pear-sh…
- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
12/25/2023
I am not one of those snobs that thinks Black and White is always better... but don't watch the colored version of it, there is something about it that just doesn't look right. Maybe it's because the colors are off, maybe because I'm not as used to it, but something doesn't sit right with it. Anyway, still the best Christmas movie ever made. It's still about redemption. It's still heartwarming and family friend…
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