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Directing · Writing · 1897 to 1991

Frank Capra

Best rated: It's a Wonderful Life (8.6)

Films
40
Avg rating
7.25
Peak run
1934’39
Oscar wins
3 of 6
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Frank Capra, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1934 to 1939, 7.8867891930193519401945195019551960It's a Wonderful Life 8.6Pocketful of Miracles 7.1Career avg 7.25

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Frank Capra's career barcodecoolhot
192640 films1961
Current formLast 5: 7.08 vs career 7.25 (−0.17)
  1. WIt's a Wonderful Life1946 · 8.6+1.4
  2. WState of the Union1948 · 7.20.0
  3. LHere Comes the Groom1951 · 6.3−0.9
  4. LA Hole in the Head1959 · 6.2−1.0
  5. LPocketful of Miracles1961 · 7.1−0.1
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Frank by the numbers

Average
7.25
24 rated films
Vote weighted
7.35
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.61
rating spread
Career
36y
1926 to 1961
Total votes
1.04M
across every film
Best
8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
Worst
7.1
Pocketful of Miracles
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1961Pocketful of Miracles7.18,932
1959A Hole in the Head6.23,346
1951Here Comes the Groom6.31,284
1950Riding High·629
1948State of the Union7.24,695
1946It's a Wonderful Life posterIt's a Wonderful Life8.6561K
1945War Comes to America·911
1945Know Your Enemy - Japan·881
1944Arsenic and Old Lace posterArsenic and Old Lace7.978,256
1944Tunisian Victory·775
1944The Battle of China·893
1943The Battle of Russia7.11,762
1943Divide and Conquer·909
1943The Battle of Britain7.11,130
1942Why We Fight7.02,614
1941Meet John Doe posterMeet John Doe7.616,609
1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington posterMr. Smith Goes to Washington8.1131K
1938You Can't Take It with You posterYou Can't Take It with You7.830,791
1937Lost Horizon posterLost Horizon7.615,905
1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Town posterMr. Deeds Goes to Town7.825,295
Better together?

Frank Capra's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Frank Capra

6 nominations, 3 wins

Awards record

  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1947
    Frank Capra
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1940
    Frank Capra
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1939
    Frank Capra
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1937
    Frank Capra
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1935
    Frank Capra
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1934
    Frank Capra
    Nominated

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