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1946 · Movie · 2h 11m · PG

It's a Wonderful Life

CriticsCritics: 92
AudienceAudience: 8.5

A lifelong community-minded man puts his own ambitions aside to help the people of his town and protect a small local business from a wealthy rival. When a financial crisis threatens everything he has worked for, he faces a desperate Christmas Eve and a chance to reconsider the value of his life.

My take

You’ll enjoy this if you like heartfelt holiday stories about community, sacrifice, and finding meaning in everyday life; Not for you if you prefer brisk pacing or understated sentiment.

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Cast

Donna ReedJames StewartLionel BarrymoreThomas MitchellHenry TraversBeulah BondiFrank FaylenWard Bond

Director

Frank Capra

If tonight is a It's a Wonderful Life night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.