It's a Wonderful Life

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Overall 5 star rating4.98 of 5 (by 63 users)



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into movies that tell a great story, a movie guru, Movie guru, Love christmas movies

DEC
6
2007
Pros
A very touching, uplifting movie of all times.

Cons
Wish it was longer

The Bottom Line
This movie is the most watched Holiday movie of all time. you want to watch over and over again

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It's a wonderful life is the classic Christmas movie of all time, I think that the whole world has seen this movie, I have seen it many times, and I just can't get enough of this wonderful movie.

My mother told me that when she saw it in 1946 at the movies it was a bomb, and that no one really liked this movie. they must...

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5 star rating
santa1967
Phoenix, AZ



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JUL
6
2009

I believe that this is a timeless classic.  The directing is superb, the acting is excellent and the story stands through time.  Yes, it is an older movie, but that also gives it charm.  Watch the Black & White version not some 'colorized' knock off.  B&W makes you use your imagination and helps you get more involved with the film.  Those who used this medium had to be more creative!  Here's the plot:  George Bailey has the picture perfect life: a loving wife, Mary, four young children, and his own business, which he inherited from his father. However, on Christmas Eve, George encounters...

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Santastic
Deland, FL



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a movie guru

JUN
3
2007
 Capra corn at its finest.  Well that's what they say, but you know what, this film for all it's humane touches is quite edgy and there's a real dark side to Jimmy Stewart's performance.  Stewart givies another wonderful nuanced memorable  performance as George in this rich piece of Americana.   Tired of his life,  George believes he will not be missed if he jumps off the bridge.   A guardian angel shows him what the future would be like in Bedford Falls  without Stewart's character in it.   Trouble is, even if he gets his life back can things be fixed?  Beloved by millions for a... review »
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5 star rating
2009 Advisor
ChrisJarmick
Seattle, WA



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a movie lover, a creative, working in my slippers, a person of faith, a pet owner, eccentric, social, self-employed

JUL
22
2009

The well written movie, "It's a Wonderful Life", played out with an amazing cast headed up by Jimmy Stewart is a must see during our current economic challenges. 

This movie is generally thought of as a holiday classic and plays on most networks, a number of times, during the month of December.  However, this story is something we should be remembering all year through. 

"It's a Wonderful Life", reminds us that our time here on earth is beautiful when we are good to one another, no matter how many funds we may have in a bank account or not, or what dreams we may have dreamed up about...

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5 star rating
2009 Writer
GretaJane
Long Beach, CA



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a movie buff, a movie lover, practical, loving this product, budget conscious, long-time computer user, read for fun

MAY
13
2009

I know for a fact that this movie is what one might call a "tradition movie". You watch it every year during a certain time and it stays with you. Reason being, down here in Mobile, AL, we would watch the Thanksgiving Parades in the a.m. and right after that, they would show without fail "It's A Wonderful Life" to start off the holiday season right. Some years ago, they stopped it and had the dog show instead; I know of one coworker who told me that her grandmother called the local station and complalined about it too. If she wanted some company, I would have put in my two cents too. You just cannot...

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5 star rating
2009 Writer
savvynlady
Mobile, AL



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a movie buff

JUL
25
2009

"It's A Wonderfull Life" stars Donna Reed and the incomparable Jimmy Stewart, who in my humble opinion, is the greatest actor who ever set foot on screen or stage. The story is about George Bailey (played by Stewart) a savings and loan officer who tries doing what's right, for himself as well as his neighbors in the small town of Bedford Falls, often struggling against a local town banker and against his own inner struggles. After a string of hardships, he wonders if the town and people in it would be better if he didn't exist. As he is contemplating ending his life on Christmas eve, in steps...

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krys1530
Asheboro, NC



1
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waiting for the DVD

JUL
30
2009

I have always loved "It's a Wonderful Life" since I was a kid.  We would always watch it on Thanksgiving night after a wonderful and filling family meal at my grandmother's house.  I love the story and Jimmy Stewart can't be beat!  Watching this movie is one of my personal traditions around the holidays.

Although I've always enjoyed this movie, I didn't fully appreciate it until about 2 years ago when we went to visit our daughter and son-in-law over the Christmas break.  While we were there, they took us to a renovated theater in Tampa, Florida.  It was a magnificent theater!  What an experience!...

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5 star rating
reviewer 2009 Contributor
jerseygirlnow
Ocean City, NJ



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watching chick flicks, fun loving, a movie buff, into Independent Films, a comedy fan, watching with kids, a cat fancier, a cat lover

SEP
5
2009

Its A Wonderful Life is the best holiday movie ever! You simply have to sit down and watch it every holiday season! And please watch the original black and white version not that colorized version!  That is just awful!  I make it a family tradition at my house that each year right after Thanksgiving, we gather the kids together and have a movie night and we watch Its a Wonderful Life.  I still cry each time I watch it.  Who wouldn't love Jimmy Stewart?  I mean they are perfect in this movie!  We have watched it so much that my kids even quote the movie to me. Every time a bell rings an angel...

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2009 Reviewer
ticklemeusilly
Louisville, KY



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a movie lover, a woman, into action flicks

JUL
6
2009

"It's a Wonderful Life is an American tradition.  James Stewart is an actor that brings back very good memories of times gone by.  Hearing his voice is very comforting to me.  My husband and I watched this movie on our very first date. We continue to watch it on our anniversary every year and hopefully will for years to come.  I have watched it over and over again and never get tired of it.  "It's a Wonderful Life" still moves me as it did the first time I saw it many years ago.  This movie classic gives you an overall good feeling when you watch it. It is a great escapre.  It makes me...

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5 star rating
reviewer 2009 Contributor
snowwhite39
Oldtown, MD



1
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watching with kids

JUL
23
2009

I just love "It's a Wonderful Life" movie. I love to watch it each and every year. It is a movie that everyone in my family or any family can watch and enjoy. The messages of the movie are sweet,touching, very moving and very true. We love it so much in our family that every time it is on the television we watch it. We even own the movie on video cassette as well as digital video disc. This movie has a sense of what Christmas really about. It is great to have a movie to let my children watch that is truly about Christmas and not "the holidays" when so much of this world is forgetting what Christmas...

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JGAndreko
Danbury, CT



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watching with kids

DEC
16
2008
It's a Wonderful Life is a movie I can watch anytime of the year. It's a movie that I saw alot growing up because it was a movie my whole family loved to watch. I have passed on this classic to my children and it's something we watch every Christmas as well as any other time during the year. It's a sweet story about the importance we all have to this world. It doesn't matter if we are rich or poor, we all have something to give back, no matter how big or how small. One of the lessons I learned from this movie is that we all can make a difference. I love the story of George and Mary. Theirs is a... review »
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mammamilli
New Castle, IN



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a movie lover

JUL
22
2009

Hollywood frequently does not get things right in movies.  Of course over the years there also have been directors with vision and purpose who have.  Its a Wonderful Life is one of those films.  It is an all time favorite and loved by almost everyone who sees it.  It actually presents some truth and makes a believer out of most who view it.  It provides hope and encouragement, something today's world is in sore need of.  Perhaps they show it every Christmas season for that simple reason.  It is certainly better than the Santa Claus in meaning.  It also seems actually to be better that it...

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spaceff
Post Falls, ID



1
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watching with kids

AUG
22
2009

"it's a wonderful life" is one of the most exceptional holiday movies to share with the family. we started this family tradition before we even had a family! every year, the whole family will watch it at least once. some television channels will run this movie for a twenty-four hour marathon nearing the holiday season. when channel surfing, it's almost impossible to pass by! a true classic to be watched over and aver again!

i think it reflects wonderful family values and traditions. the moral of the story is very clear and the emotional relation is ever present. this is an american classic that...

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shwlf3
Dracut, MA



1
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a movie buff, a comedy fan

APR
16
2009

Its a wonderful life....The holiday classic to define all holiday classics. An amzing movie. It is one of those movieas that require an annual viewing...Absolutely fabulous. Unselfconscionce and absolute forthrightness are the words that describe this movie. It is one of those movies that tugs at your souls a must watch for christmas season and any other season for that matter. If feeling down and depressed this is the movie for you as it reminds everybody how there is a purpose to our lives and that other people do benefit from us being there. Beautifull screenplay....superb acting and a touching...

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my7opinion
West Lafayette, IN



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watching chick flicks, fun loving, a comedy fan, safety conscious, married, not rich, Safe on the road

AUG
14
2009

This movie is such a great movie. I look forward to seeing it all year round. my family every year always sits around in the living room the night before christmas and watches this movie. It always makes me feel so good inside and makes me cry some too. you will never find a movie that you can feel so many emotions watching . whenever I see this movie I can't help but think about my life when I was a little kid. all those happy christmas eves waiting for santa claus. If you have never seen this movie you are missing out and should definately see this movie if not for yourself do it for your children.djajkdhfdjhfdlhfjkdnjkdsandjcdhljcdljhlchchl...

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Sun City, CA



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