Where to Watch It's a Wonderful Life (1947) Online

Looking to watch 'It's a Wonderful Life' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Frank Capra-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'It's a Wonderful Life' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'It's a Wonderful Life' right now, here are some details about the Liberty Films family flick.

Released January 7th, 1947, 'It's a Wonderful Life' stars James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a user score of 83 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 4,421 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'It's a Wonderful Life' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Xumo Play, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Freevee, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, NBC, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Plex .