A classic case of good old-fashioned American optimism.
You Can't Take It With You (1938)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:25
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: It's predictably uplifting fare from Frank Capra, perhaps the most consciously uplifting of all great American directors -- but thanks to immensely appealing performances and a nimble script, You Can't Take It With You is hard not to love.
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Tony (James 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... Tony (James 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 to construct an impressive office complex. But when Grandpa Vanderhof refuses to sell, it's a clash of the cantankerous titans. Unfortunately, the fallout may send lovebirds Tony and Alice flying in different directions. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU is a Capra-fied adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and it earned a number of Oscar nominations and wins, including the Best Picture statuette. [More]
Starring: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold
Starring: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Ann Miller, Spring Byington, Samuel S. Hinds, Charles Lane
Director: Frank Capra
Director: Frank Capra
Producer: Frank Capra
Screenwriter: Robert Riskin
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
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Reviews for You Can't Take It With You
Demonstrates Capra's skill at tweaking the heartstrings as well as the funny bone.
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.
The tempo is generally fast and there are no sudden spurts or sharp letdowns.
The usual sentimental corny uplifting melodrama from director Frank Capra.
An entertaining, if saccharine film, packed with enough loony activity to keep the laughs coming from start to finish.
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.
A family of misfits proves that you don't need money to be happy together.
The cast is appealing, particularly Stewart and Arthur, but it's not enough.
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.
It's one of those movies that's just so enjoyable, you're disappointed when it ends.
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.
The pace is fast and furious and the scales tip quite forcefully on the side of living for the moment.
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