You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

In this Frank Capra classic, Tony (James Stewart) and Alice (Jean Arthur) meet and fall in love. But things are far from rosy: He's the son of a millionaire, and she and her wacky family live in a house that's in the way of the senior Kirby's construction project. Will an office building literally stand in the way of true love? The movie, adapted from a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, delivers the answer.

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

Winner of 2 Academy Awards

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90
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Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Romance
Length
2 hrs. 6 mins.
US Theatrical Release
August 23, 1938
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
$11,544,247 (#3332 of 4500)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
The Premiere Frank Capra Collection Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
December 5, 2006
Acquired Date
December 26, 2008
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
September 24, 2009

Actors

Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
James Stewart
James Stewart
Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
Mischa Auer
Mischa Auer
Ann Miller
Ann Miller
Spring Byington
Spring Byington
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
Donald Meek
Donald Meek
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes
Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor
Mary Forbes
Mary Forbes
Lillian Yarbo
Lillian Yarbo
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson
Josef Swickard
Josef Swickard
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Christian Rub
Christian Rub
Bodil Rosing
Bodil Rosing
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport

Directors

Frank Capra
Frank Capra

Producers

Frank Capra
Frank Capra

Writers

Robert Riskin
Robert Riskin

Awards & Accolades

  • 1938 Oscar : Best Director - Frank Capra
  • 1938 Oscar : Best Picture

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 9.24.2009 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users
90
Superior
RT Fresh
94%
Tomatometer
78 votes
RT Fresh Certified
88%
Popcornmeter
618 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
7.8/10
28,841 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media