You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Directed by Frank Capra · 126 min · Comedy, Romance
70.6 TOPICAL score · #731 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 Can't Take It with You (1938, directed by Frank Capra) has a TOPICAL score of 70.6 - ranked 731 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 7 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (467 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 47 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (467 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 47 languages
- Still read17,928 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jean Arthur (actor #283), Lionel Barrymore (actor #248), James Stewart (actor #2), Edward Arnold (actor #1,176)
“Still, You Can't Take it with You provides a pleasant enough two hours along with a reminder of how era-specific the criteria for winning an Oscar are.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10