All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

A GREAT MOTION PICTURE DARES TO BE DIFFERENT!

Directed by William Dieterle

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

1941107 min7.0 / 10

A morality tale about temptation and redemption that uses a Faustian bargain to explore the cost of ambition and the power of principled resistance.

Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.

Questions people ask

  • Is All That Money Can Buy violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Does All That Money Can Buy end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is All That Money Can Buy easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is All That Money Can Buy scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is All That Money Can Buy sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Like All That Money Can Buy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as All That Money Can Buy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like All That Money Can Buy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like All That Money Can Buy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like All That Money Can Buy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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