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... [More]
Starring: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold
Director: Frank Capra
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Reviews for You Can't Take It With You
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 3/4 |
A classic case of good old-fashioned American optimism. Full Review |
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Easily the No. 1 cinema comedy of 1938. Full Review |
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Demonstrates Capra's skill at tweaking the heartstrings as well as the funny bone. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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The tempo is generally fast and there are no sudden spurts or sharp letdowns. Full Review |
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B- |
The usual sentimental corny uplifting melodrama from director Frank Capra. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
An entertaining, if saccharine film, packed with enough loony activity to keep the laughs coming from start to finish. Full Review |
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B |
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. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A family of misfits proves that you don't need money to be happy together. Full Review |
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[A] splendid Frank Capra classic. Full Review |
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The cast is appealing, particularly Stewart and Arthur, but it's not enough. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Capra in top comedy form.
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3/5 |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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5/5 |
It's one of those movies that's just so enjoyable, you're disappointed when it ends. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A fairly decent Capra, a bit stagebound and undeserving of its Best Picture Oscar.
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The pace is fast and furious and the scales tip quite forcefully on the side of living for the moment. Full Review |
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