This 1946 classic is loved by many as one of the greatest films ever made. Heart-warming and deeply emotional, It’s a Wonderful Life is one of those rare films that feels rewarding every single year — which is why it’s stayed so popular since it first hit cinemas in 1947.

Beset with personal and professional problems, the once happy-go-lucky George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve. Seeing no way out, George wishes he had never been born—but Clarence, his guardian angel, intervenes to show him what his beloved hometown of Bedford Falls would be like without him. Realising how many lives he has changed for the better, George begs Clarence to return him to the present and the loving community he has fostered throughout his life.