It’s a Wonderful Life

Friday, December 5 - Thursday, December 25, 2025

Special Events

  • Tue Dec 16 : 

    Intro by Donna Reed's daughter Mary Owen at 6:45

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  • Wed Dec 17 : 

    Intro by Donna Reed's daughter Mary Owen at 6:45

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  • Thu Dec 18 : 

    Intro by Donna Reed's daughter Mary Owen at 6:45

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  • Fri Dec 19 : 

    Intro by Donna Reed's daughter Mary Owen at 6:45

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SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

Tuesday, December 16-Friday, December 19 at 6:45: Introductions by Donna Reed’s daughter, Mary Owen before the shows

Our annual run of the holiday classic — chosen as one of Time Out New York’s “New York Essentials”!

Capra’s paean to small-town values and the ordinary guy who does the right thing is a classic story of redemption and second chances, with James Stewart as a man who’s come to the end of his rope one Christmas Eve and Donna Reed as the high-school sweetheart who became his wife. The supporting cast includes Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi, Ward Bond and Gloria Grahame. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE was the first release from Liberty Films, the pioneering independent label founded by Capra and fellow producer-directors William Wyler and George Stevens, and went on to become not just a perennial holiday favorite, but one of the most beloved of all American movies.

  • Country USA
  • Year 1946
  • Running Time 130 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Paramount Pictures
  • Director Frank Capra
  • Cast James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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