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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939

Directed by Frank Capra

All-time standing

#220 of 4,399

In the top 5% of movies

By scope

1930s #24 of 219 Top 10% 1939 #6 of 26 Top 25%

Ballots (23)

All time 22

American Film Institute

American Film Institute

  • Published 2007
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #26
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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

  • Published 2013
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #45
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Halliwell's

Halliwell's

  • Published 2005
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #75
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2023
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2021
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Positif

Positif

  • Published 2019
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2018
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

  • Published 2016
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Kino Muzeum

Kino Muzeum

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
USC School of Cinematic Arts

USC School of Cinematic Arts

  • Published 2012
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  • Included, unranked
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El Pais

El Pais

  • Published 2010
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  • Included, unranked
David Thomson

David Thomson

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked
Bounty Books

Bounty Books

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
The New York Times

The New York Times

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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National Society of Film Critics

National Society of Film Critics

  • Published 2002
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  • Included, unranked
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San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle

  • Published 1997
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  • Included, unranked
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Télérama

Télérama

  • Published 1995
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  • Included, unranked
Dirigido Por

Dirigido Por

  • Published 1992
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  • Included, unranked
Danny Peary

Danny Peary

  • Published 1986
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  • Included, unranked
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Edições Cinematógrafo

Edições Cinematógrafo

  • Published 1982
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  • Included, unranked
R.A.E. Pickard

R.A.E. Pickard

  • Published 1971
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  • Included, unranked
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Decade 1

Paste Magazine

  • Published 1939
  • Decade list · 1930s
  • Included, unranked
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