Want to behold the glory that is 'It's a Wonderful Life' on your TV or mobile device at home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Clifton Ko Chi-Sum-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
Read on for a listing 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 the fundamentals of how you can watch 'It's a Wonderful Life' right now, here are some finer points about the Mandarin Films comedy flick.
Released , 'It's a Wonderful Life' stars Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan, Anita Yuen Wing-Yee The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a user score of 57 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 13 well-known users.
Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "This 1994 Chinese New Year offering takes place over a period of time between one Christmas and Chinese New Year's eve. We are introduced to thirteen "Big Rich" people, learn of their particular dispositions and dilemmas, are witness to the former either getting changed or developed and see the latter (re)solved. Teresa Mo as the daughter just returned from studying in France; Leslie Cheung as the friend who came in tow; Tony Leung Kar Fai as the cartoonist son who can only speak normally when he is anxious; Anita Yuen as the woman who Tony Leung's character falls in love with; Carol "Do Do" Cheng as her flat-chested, disciplinary-cum-art teacher sister; Raymond Wong as the eldest son who cannot handle alcohol well; Petrina Fung Bo Bo as his estranged wife; Sean Lau as the marriage-minded cousin; and Kwan Tak Hing as the eccentric-but-definitely-not-senile grandfather."
'It's a Wonderful Life' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV .