You Can't Take It with You

1938 • 2h 6m •

Comedy Romance

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★ 7.5/10

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Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.

"You'll love them all for giving you the swellest time you've ever had!"

Top Billed Cast

Jean Arthur

Alice Sycamore

Lionel Barrymore

Martin Vanderhof

James Stewart

Tony Kirby

Edward Arnold

Anthony P. Kirby

Mischa Auer

Kolenkhov

Ann Miller

Essie Carmichael

Spring Byington

Penny Sycamore

Samuel S. Hinds

Paul Sycamore

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A heartwarming film from start to finish

My favorite movie is Frank Capra's 1938 Best Picture winner, You Can't Take It with You. Okay, honestly I have a good twenty favorite movies. But this one ranks above them all. Why? Because I love the feel, the message, the theme inherent in the plot. Put very simply, it is this: life is too short to waste it in the pursuit of wealth, which ultimately brings no happiness. It makes infinitely more se...