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Frank Capra

Director · 80 credits · 42 in highly-rated films

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

Frequent collaborators: Anatole Litvak, Jr., John Huston, Jeanine Basinger, James Stewart

Best Frank Capra movies by genre

Directed movies (60 total, ranked by score)

  1. It's a Wonderful Life

    1946 · ★ 8.3 (5,024 votes)

    Drama, Family, Fantasy

    1

  2. It Happened One Night

    1934 · ★ 7.8 (1,441 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    2

  3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939 · ★ 7.8 (1,224 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    3

  4. Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944 · ★ 7.6 (1,055 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    4

  5. You Can't Take It with You

    1938 · ★ 7.5 (458 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    5

  6. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936 · ★ 7.5 (409 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    6

  7. Pocketful of Miracles

    1961 · ★ 7.3 (189 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    7

  8. Meet John Doe

    1941 · ★ 7.3 (282 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    8

  9. Lost Horizon

    1937 · ★ 6.9 (250 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

    9

  10. State of the Union

    1948 · ★ 6.7 (72 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    10

  11. Why We Fight: Prelude to War

    1942 · ★ 6.5 (73 votes)

    Documentary, War

    11

  12. Lady for a Day

    1933 · ★ 7.1 (96 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    12

  13. Hemo the Magnificent

    1957 · ★ 8.2 (6 votes)

    Animation, Family

    13

  14. Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

    1943 · ★ 6.9 (35 votes)

    Documentary, War

    14

  15. Forbidden

    1932 · ★ 6.5 (37 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    15

  16. Broadway Bill

    1934 · ★ 6.0 (21 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    16

  17. American Madness

    1932 · ★ 6.9 (49 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    17

  18. Attack in the Pacific

    1944

    Documentary

    18

  19. Know Your Enemy: Japan

    1945 · ★ 5.8 (15 votes)

    Documentary, War, History

    19

  20. A Hole in the Head

    1959 · ★ 6.2 (52 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    20

  21. The Miracle Woman

    1931 · ★ 6.7 (53 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Platinum Blonde

    1931 · ★ 6.7 (56 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    22

  23. The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    1932 · ★ 6.3 (102 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    23

  24. Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

    1943 · ★ 6.4 (29 votes)

    War, Documentary

    24

  25. Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

    1943 · ★ 6.8 (21 votes)

    Documentary, War

    25

  26. Tunisian Victory

    1944 · ★ 6.4 (17 votes)

    Documentary, War

    26

  27. Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    1943 · ★ 7.0 (18 votes)

    Documentary, War

    27

  28. The Younger Generation

    1929 · ★ 6.9 (12 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. Here Is Germany

    1945 · ★ 7.0 (6 votes)

    War, Documentary

    29

  30. Your Job in Germany

    1945 · ★ 5.5 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.