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Thomas Mitchell

Actor · 62 credits · 32 in highly-rated films

Best known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Frequent collaborators: Claude Rains, Bess Flowers, Beulah Bondi, Cary Grant, Ward Bond

Best Thomas Mitchell movies by genre

Movies (61 total, ranked by score)

  1. It's a Wonderful Life

    1946 · ★ 8.3 (5,024 votes)

    Drama, Family, Fantasy

    1

  2. Gone with the Wind

    1939 · ★ 7.9 (4,455 votes)

    Drama, War, Romance

    2

  3. High Noon

    1952 · ★ 7.7 (1,610 votes)

    Western

    3

  4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939 · ★ 7.8 (1,224 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    4

  5. Stagecoach

    1939 · ★ 7.6 (1,259 votes)

    Western

    5

  6. Pocketful of Miracles

    1961 · ★ 7.3 (189 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    6

  7. Only Angels Have Wings

    1939 · ★ 7.3 (280 votes)

    Romance, Adventure, Drama

    7

  8. Make Way for Tomorrow

    1937 · ★ 7.5 (220 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    8

  9. Lost Horizon

    1937 · ★ 6.9 (250 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

    9

  10. While the City Sleeps

    1956 · ★ 6.9 (149 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    10

  11. The Black Swan

    1942 · ★ 6.5 (98 votes)

    Adventure, Romance

    11

  12. The Long Voyage Home

    1940 · ★ 6.6 (102 votes)

    Drama, War

    12

  13. The Dark Mirror

    1946 · ★ 7.0 (124 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Horror

    13

  14. Spiral: From the Book of Saw

    2021 · ★ 5.9 (2,328 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    14

  15. Buffalo Bill

    1944 · ★ 5.6 (37 votes)

    Drama, Action, Western

    15

  16. Three Cheers for the Irish

    1940 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    16

  17. Tales of Manhattan

    1942 · ★ 6.5 (37 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    17

  18. Journey Into Light

    1951 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    18

  19. Moontide

    1942 · ★ 6.4 (47 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Thriller

    19

  20. Bataan

    1943 · ★ 6.5 (36 votes)

    Action, Drama, War

    20

  21. Breakdowns of 1942

    1942 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    21

  22. The Big Moment

    1954

    Drama

    22

  23. Secret of the Incas

    1954 · ★ 5.9 (60 votes)

    Action, Adventure

    23

  24. Handle with Care

    1958 · ★ 7.2 (2 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. Our Town

    1940 · ★ 5.9 (38 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    25

  26. Goalie

    2019 · ★ 6.9 (7 votes)

    Drama

    26

  27. Captain Eddie

    1945 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Drama

    27

  28. Joan of Paris

    1942 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Romance, War, Drama

    28

  29. The Right Man

    1960 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    TV Movie, History

    29

  30. The Fighting Sullivans

    1944 · ★ 6.0 (20 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 28, 2026.