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It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

Dec 20, 1946
130 min
DramaFamilyFantasy
8.3/ 10
4,625 votes

Overview

A holiday favourite for generations... 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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
8.3/10
4,625 votes
IMDB
8.6/10
535,402 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
89/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$3,180,000Production cost
Box Office$9,644,124Worldwide gross
Profit$6,464,124Profitable
ROI
+203.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$1,483,643Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 5 Oscars. 11 wins & 7 nominations total

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$3,180,000

Revenue

$9,644,124

Production Companies

Liberty Films

Cast & Crew

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