You Can't Take It With You (1938)
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Reviews Counted: 24 Fresh: 23 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Synopsis:
Tony (Jimmy Stewart), the eldest son of millionaire Anthony P. Kirby, has fallen in love with Alice Vanderhof. She's a sweet working girl who lives with her eccentric family and a few extra misfits in a decaying old house. It's a building that just happens to stand in the way of Mr. Kirby's plans... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer
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Reviews
Demonstrates Capra's skill at tweaking the heartstrings as well as the funny bone.
02/20/08 11:12 AM
Its stage origins might be all too obvious, but the excellent ensemble cast makes it an enjoyable breeze, and the in-laws meeting scene is farce comedy at its best.
02/20/08 11:11 AM
The tempo is generally fast and there are no sudden spurts or sharp letdowns.
02/20/08 11:11 AM
Top Critic The usual sentimental corny uplifting melodrama from director Frank Capra.
01/03/07 05:06 PM
An entertaining, if saccharine film, packed with enough loony activity to keep the laughs coming from start to finish.
12/12/06 09:07 PM
Frank Capra's zanny comedy about a family of eccentrics is well-acted by Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur as the romantic couple and a large ensemble that included Spring Byington and others; the play serving as source material is still being produced.
10/21/06 12:15 AM
A family of misfits proves that you don't need money to be happy together.
10/17/06 12:28 PM
The cast is appealing, particularly Stewart and Arthur, but it's not enough.
02/09/06 03:17 AM
Jimmy Stewart's legendary career was just beginning when he co-starred in this Frank Capra classic, a warm, heart-tugging Best Picture Oscar winner.
08/29/04 10:16 PM
It's one of those movies that's just so enjoyable, you're disappointed when it ends.
08/12/03 02:58 PM
You Can't Take It With You does reveal the liberation offered by non-alienating work and examines the matrices between class and gender, as few other films do.
03/28/03 08:13 AM
A fairly decent Capra, a bit stagebound and undeserving of its Best Picture Oscar.
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03/18/03 01:23 PM
The pace is fast and furious and the scales tip quite forcefully on the side of living for the moment.
03/10/03 08:54 AM
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