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

Can’t wait to see 'It's a Wonderful Life' on your favorite screen? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Frank Capra-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - 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 Liberty Films fantasy flick.

It's a Wonderful Life starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell has a PG rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and a scheduled release date of January 7th, 1947.

It received a user score of 83/100 on TMDb, which collated reviews from 4,581 experienced users.

Curious about the story behind it? 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 The Roku Channel, Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Plex, Hoopla, YouTube, Prime Video with Ads, Prime Video, Plex Channel, Prime Video, Google Play Movies, and Xumo Play .