Frank Capra Films

Frank Capra - Structural Approach

Frank Capra's filmography, covering 27 years from 1934 to 1961, demonstrates evolving relationship with classical narrative structure. Across 6 movies studied on Arcplot, the average structural score of 6.2 suggests a balance between convention and innovation.

17% of the examined works reach scores above 8.0, indicating strategic deployment of classical structures. From a beat sheet perspective, the director's most precise works include Arsenic and Old Lace (8.0), It Happened One Night (7.4), and You Can't Take It with You (7.2).

Genre Exploration

Frank Capra's output predominantly explores Comedy (5 films), Drama (4 films), Romance (2 films), revealing focused thematic interests.

At an average runtime of 2 hours and 4 minutes, Frank Capra adheres to standard runtime expectations.