Movies directed by Frank Capra

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It Happened One Night

Frank Capra's It Happened One Night represents one of the great romantic comedy "templates." Although the film has officially been remade a handful of times (most not in English), its opposites-attract melding of screwball comedy and the road trip...

Run Time: 1:45
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: ROMANCE/COMEDY
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, ...
It's a Wonderful Life

Every year around Christmas, there are two stories guaranteed to show up somewhere, sometime on television: A Christmas Carol (of which there are several good versions) and It's a Wonderful Life (of which there is only one). After its copyrig...

Run Time: 2:09
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: James Stewart, Ward Bond, Frank Faylen, ...
You Can't Take it with You

The term "Capra-corn" was coined for movies such as this one: feel-good endeavors that emphasize the better portions of human nature over the base, venal ones. With Capra, no matter how dark things got in the middle (and it's tough to get darker ...

Run Time: 2:06
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, ...