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You Can't Take It With You, 1938

Starring: Jean Arthur, James Stewart

Directed by: Frank Capra

Written by: Robert Riskin

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 126 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.0

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The mood of You Can't Take It With You is feel good, humorous, and witty. The plot centers around an eccentric family, social differences, and self discovery. It features screwball humor and verbal byplay. You Can't Take It With You is a comedy and romance movie. In approach, it is realistic. It happens in the 1930s. You Can't Take It With You is adapted from a play. The movie is known for being an Oscar winner and critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for a date night.

Summary of You Can't Take It With You

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.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	23 August 1938
Runtime:	126 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Frank Capra for Best Director at the 1938 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Picture at the 1938 Academy Awards

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Jean Arthur

as Alice Sycamore

James Stewart

as Tony Kirby

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If youre a fan of the play, I think youll be disappointed. Im a huge Capra fan and a huge Jimmy Stewart fan, but this screenplay adaptation doesnt match the non-stop hilarity and wit of the play. The play has aged incredibly well given the right... Read and rate it

15.July.2010
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by: dup
dup rated this movie4/10Disappointing

James Stewart and Jean Arthur are wonderful together, but I found the eccentricity of Lionel Barrymore's family to be a little forced (probably a relic of the Broadway play the film was made from). In retrospect, some of Barrymore's pontifications... Read and rate it

08.October.2009
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by: DukeofOmnium
DukeofOmnium rated this movie0/10

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