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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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All Time

of 190,093

55

1940's

of 9,975

7

1946

of 1,672

1
Christmas
- Christmas All Time
  
  of 303
  
  1
  
  Christmas of 1946
  
  of 1
  
  1
  
  Christmas of the 1940's
  
  of 19
  
  1
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,981
  
  35
  
  Drama of 1946
  
  of 163
  
  1
  
  Drama of the 1940's
  
  of 1,823
  
  6

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.6399

Avg Critic Score:3.5309

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Movie Reviews

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Come now, what on earth am I going to say about one of the most beloved films ever made? Something about how it was originally coined on a Christmas Card? About how a clerical error resulted in it not being copyrighted and contributing to its ubiquity ...read the complete It's a Wonderful Life movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Frank Capra's classic bittersweet comedy/drama plays as a testament to the family values of small-town America just after WW11. ...read the complete It's a Wonderful Life movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The best and worst things that ever happened to "It's a Wonderful Life" are that it fell out of copyright protection and into the shadowy no-man's-land of the public domain. ...read the complete It's a Wonderful Life movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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At-A-Glance Film Reviews

What can be said about this famous Christmas classic that hasn't been said already? Not much. Frank Capra's emotionally involving film about a man at the end of his rope discovering his self-worth with the aid of an endearing angel has stood the test...read the complete It's a Wonderful Life (1946) review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews

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ScifiWatch

George Bailey is a man who has spent his entire life putting the needs of his friends and family above his own. Every time he tries to leave his small town of Bedford Falls in order to realize his dreams, something happens to keep him there. Now, on...read the complete It's a Wonderful Life (1946) review at ScifiWatch

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El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)

Fábula en tono alentador y optimista, característica del proceder fílmico del director estadounidense de origen italiano Frank Capra, quien tras los tiempos de la famosa depresión americana, se especializaría en películas que abordaban los...read the complete It's a Wonderful Life (1946) review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)

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DigitalVD.de (Mike Borrink)

Am stillen Weihnachtsabend in der Kleinstadt Bedford Falls ist George Bailey (James Stewart) drauf und dran, Selbstmord zu verüben. George ist Inhaber einer kleinen, familiär geführten Bank, die vielen weniger gut verdienenden Familien ein eigenes...read the complete It's a Wonderful Life (1946) review at DigitalVD.de (Mike Borrink)

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