8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
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.
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques the dehumanizing effects of corporate ambition and materialism, championing community, individual freedom, and simple happiness over wealth. Its left-leaning bias stems from its strong populist critique of unchecked corporate power and its celebration of the common person's values.
This classic 1938 film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with the era's Hollywood productions, and does not incorporate modern diversity in its character representation. The narrative explores themes of class and individualism, presenting traditional identities neutrally or positively without engaging in critiques related to race, gender, or other DEI themes.
Secondary
The film champions values of love, community, generosity, and simple living over materialism, aligning with core Christian ethics. The narrative affirms these virtues as the path to true happiness and fulfillment, contrasting them with the empty pursuit of wealth.
Frank Capra's 1938 film 'You Can't Take It with You' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story focuses on a heterosexual romance and the clash between two families' lifestyles, without addressing queer identities or experiences.
The film "You Can't Take It with You" (1938) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on themes of individualism, community, and the pursuit of happiness, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1938 film "You Can't Take It with You" is an adaptation of the 1936 play. All significant characters from the original play maintain their established gender in the film adaptation, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different gender than their source material.
The film adapts the 1936 play where characters' races were either implied as white or explicitly stated (e.g., Rheba and Donald as "colored"). The film's casting aligns with these established racial portrayals, with no character depicted as a different race than in the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.4
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