Directing
Frank Capra
- Titles
- 109movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1921 to 2000, with a break from 1965 to 1999, busiest in 1928 with 9 main titles.
- Directed
- 65titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
It's a Wonderful Life84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Wholesome5.6average 3.3
- Romance6.1average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Catharsis6.4average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
- Violence2.7, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.4, average 5.1
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 8
- Social Commentary 6
- Historical Context 4
- Propaganda Film 3
- World War II 3
- Underdog Story 3
- Optimistic 3
- Feel-Good 3
- Silent Film 3
- Golden Age Hollywood 3
- Heartwarming 3
- Sentimental 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJoseph WalkerCinematographerIt's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, +11 more
- WWilliam HornbeckEditorIt's a Wonderful Life, State of the Union, A Hole in the Head, Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer, Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia, +8 more
Anatole LitvakDirectorWhy We Fight: Prelude to War, Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer, Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia, War Comes to America, Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike, +6 more
Vernon DentActorBoobs in the Wood, Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies, Saturday Afternoon, Riders of the Purple Cows, His First Flame, +4 more
Robert RiskinWriterIt Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lady for a Day, Meet John Doe, +4 more
Walter HustonActorWhy We Fight: Prelude to War, American Madness, Know Your Enemy: Japan, War Comes to America, Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike, +3 more
Ralph GravesActorDirigible, Ladies of Leisure, That Certain Thing, Submarine, Flight, +3 more
Anthony VeillerActorState of the Union, Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia, Attack! The Battle for New Britain, Why We Fight: The Battle of China, Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain, +3 more
Harry LangdonActorBoobs in the Wood, The Strong Man, Saturday Afternoon, Long Pants, His First Flame, +3 more
Andy ClydeActorSuper-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies, Riders of the Purple Cows, The Swim Princess, Lucky Stars, Little Robinson Corkscrew, +2 more- GGene HavlickEditorIt Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lady for a Day, +2 more
- LLeo SulkyActorBoobs in the Wood, Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies, The Wild Goose Chaser, Fiddlesticks, Sneezing Beezers, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
892000s
1 title
1970s
1 title
1960s
2 titles · average score 72
Rendezvous in Space (1964)
Director
72
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Producer, Director
1950s
9 titles · average score 67
61
A Hole in the Head (1959)
Director, Producer
The Unchained Goddess (1958)
Producer, Writer
78
Hemo the Magnificent (1957)
Writer, Producer
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
Writer, Director
Our Mr. Sun (1956)
Writer, Director
The Fallbrook Story (1952)
Director, Producer
58
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
Director, Producer
Riding High (1950)
Director, Producer
1940s
25 titles · average score 69
69
State of the Union (1948)
Director, Producer
84
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Director, Producer
59
Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
Producer, Director
84
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Producer, Director
64
Tunisian Victory (1944)
Director
Attack! The Battle for New Britain (1944)
Producer, Director
69
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943)
Director, Producer
70
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943)
Director, Producer
74
Meet John Doe (1941)
Producer, Director
1930s
16 titles · average score 71
76
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Director, Producer
73
Lost Horizon (1937)
Producer, Director
76
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Producer, Director
79
It Happened One Night (1934)
as Bus Singer (uncredited)
80
Broadway Bill (1934)
Director, Producer
72
Lady for a Day (1933)
Director
65
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)
Director, Producer
71
American Madness (1932)
Director, Producer
69
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Producer, Director
67
Platinum Blonde (1931)
Producer, Director
64
Ladies of Leisure (1930)
Director
1920s
35 titles · average score 59
64
The Younger Generation (1929)
Director
62
Flight (1929)
Dialogue, Director
63
The Power of the Press (1928)
Director
55
So This Is Love (1928)
Director
59
Submarine (1928)
Director
Say It with Sables (1928)
Director, Story
58
Long Pants (1927)
Director
For the Love of Mike (1927)
Director
Boobs in the Wood (1925)
Writer