This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 24, 2020.
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) was named 20th on AFI’s Top 100 greatest American films of all time. It’s ranked # 1 on 100 Years…100 Cheers and #9 on 100 Years…100 passions, and George Bailey is listed at #9 on AFI’s 100 Heroes list. James Stewart is ranked #3 on AFI’s list of the greatest stars in cinematic history.