Fresh
The comedy moves smoothly and briskly under Capra's canny method of direction.
Kate Cameron, New York Daily News
You Can't Take It with You
You'll love them all for giving you the swellest time you've ever had!
1938 · 2h 6m · Approved
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Frank Capra
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Frank Capra Director
- Jean Arthur as Alice Sycamore
- Lionel Barrymore as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
- James Stewart as Tony Kirby
- Edward Arnold as Anthony P. Kirby
- Mischa Auer as Boris Kolenkhov
- Ann Miller as Essie Carmichael
- Spring Byington as Penny Sycamore
- Samuel S. Hinds as Paul Sycamore
- Donald Meek as Mr. Poppins
- H.B. Warner Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a grand picture.
Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
Fresh
The tempo is generally fast and there are no sudden spurts or sharp letdowns.
Roy Chartier, Variety
Rotten
The cast is appealing, particularly Stewart and Arthur, but it's not enough.
Brian Case, Time Out
Rotten
There are still some laughs and entertainment to be found here, but forget about fidelity to the original.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Director
- Frank Capra
- Cast
- James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
IMDb
8.6
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
89
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