fbpx

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU

Watch:

What You Need To Know:

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, from 1938, is a Best Picture winning classic filled with fun, romance and biblical principles of faith, love and joy. It’s a story about a wacky family whose members spend their days doing whatever they enjoy doing the most. The granddaughter, Alice, falls in love with the son of a high-class banker with a snooty disposition. Chaos follows when the two families meet and the banker discovers the family’s house is the only thing standing between him and the biggest deal of his life. It will take the love and wisdom of Alice’s Grandpa to teach everyone what it means to love others and to love life.YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU is a cherished classic by legendary director Frank Capra. It’s filled with positive life lessons as well an adorable romance and plenty of laughter. As an older movie, it might be a little slow for teenagers to follow. However, it’s certainly worth a try for family members of all ages. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU is timeless classic complete with timeless life lessons that all generations will love.

Content:

(BBB, CC, CapCap, V, S, D, M) Very strong moral worldview, characters stress trusting in God to care for everyone, charity and love of neighbor also prominent, with strong Christian elements where characters redeemed by love and sacrifice and discouraged from selfish ambition, characters show capitalist, anti-taxation, populist mindset, free to make an occupation out of anything they would like to do, and a lead character expresses dislike of “isms” like communism and fascism; light comic violence when characters demonstrate wrestling moves; no sex scenes, just a few brief kisses; no nudity; no alcohol use; multiple scenes with characters smoking cigarette, cigar or pipe; and, greed but rebuked but movie could be criticized for attacking ambition, especially in relation to big industry and large corporations.

More Detail:

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU is a brilliant classic filled with fun, romance and the importance of loving thy neighbor.

The story is about “Grandpa” Martin Vanderhof and his home of zany characters who make their living doing whatever they enjoy doing the most. They include his firework loving son-in-law and ballerina granddaughter, among others. Grandpa is quick to encourage everyone he meets to do what they enjoy, treat others with charity, and trust God with the rest.

When his granddaughter, Alice, falls in love with her boss Tony Kirby, the son of acclaimed banker A. P. Kirby, she becomes fearful her wacky family will fail to win over the high class Mr. and Mrs. Kirby. The plot thickens when Kirby senior discovers that the Vanderhof house is the only property standing between him and a big business deal. The two families meet, chaos ensues, and everyone walks away with a life lesson.

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 1938 and rightly so. It is heartfelt and funny with an adorable romance between classic favorites Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur. The movie also offers honest, biblical wisdom straight from the mouth of Lionel Barrymore. It is exceptionally made by the legendary director Frank Capra and has very little questionable content.

As any older film, it has very little background noise and music and much of the scenes move at a slow, steady pace. Adults might not notice this, but it could make the movie hard to follow for the young, quick thinking “MTV generation.” It is most certainly worth a try for family members of practically all but the very youngest ages.

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU is a cherished classic capable of spanning generations with fun, love and a few timeless life lessons.

Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.


Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.