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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Directed by Frank Capra · United States

comedy · romance · drama

3.23composite canon score · ranked #195 of 4197 in our library · on 9 lists & awards

Score = weighted sum over every cited appearance below — methodology.

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) poster
Copyright 1946 RKO Radio Pictures Inc. · Public domain

Where it appears

Every appearance is a citable fact; the points column shows what each contributes to the composite score.

AppearanceSourcePoints
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1946Oscar Best Picture0.900
AFI 100 (2007) #20AFI 100 (2007)0.455
Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #133Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll0.425
AFI 100 (1998) #11AFI 100 (1998)0.418
Letterboxd Top 250 #40Letterboxd Top 2500.280
National Film Registry (inducted 1990)National Film Registry0.228
Vatican film listVatican film list0.218
Kurosawa's 100 favorite filmsKurosawa's 100 favorite films0.176
Roger Ebert's Great MoviesRoger Ebert's Great Movies0.133

Awards

  • Oscar Best Picture nominee 1946