It's a Wonderful Life

"It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!"

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Ratings & Reviews

8.3/10

4,776 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Win

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 5 nominations

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Film Editing

Best Sound

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$3.2M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$9.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$6.5M

ROI: +203%

Budget Recovery303% of budget

$0|Budget: $3.2M|Revenue: $9.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

788.8K

Daily Avg

13.4K

7-Day Trend

+5%

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Based On

The Greatest Gift

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

California

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Bedford FallsNew York

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Joseph WalkerVictor MilnerJoseph F. Biroc

Film Editing

William Hornbeck

Music / Score

Dimitri Tiomkin

Production Design

Jack Okey

Production Companies

RKO PicturesLiberty Films

Distributors

NetflixRKO Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

Academy ratio

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch It's a Wonderful Life

Available in 95 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Hoopla, Plex Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, JustWatch TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube, JustWatch TV	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaG	Beamafilm, BINGE	Beamafilm	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Beamafilm	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	Plex Channel	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomU

Canada14A

AustraliaG

Germany6

FranceU

JapanG

Belgium14

+12 more countries

Production

Director

Frank Capra

Writers

Philip Van Doren Stern, Frank Capra, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich

Production Companies

Liberty Films

Cast

James Stewart

George Bailey

Donna Reed

Mary Hatch

Lionel Barrymore

Mr. Potter

Thomas Mitchell

Uncle Billy

Henry Travers

Clarence

Beulah Bondi

Mrs. Bailey

Frank Faylen

Ernie

Ward Bond

Bert

Gloria Grahame

Violet

H.B. Warner

Mr. Gower

Frank Albertson

Sam Wainwright

Todd Karns

Harry Bailey

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small townangelsuicide attemptholidaybankgreat depressionfamily business black and whitenervous breakdownold housenewlywedmagic realismtold in flashbackalternative realityguardian angel

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