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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

G ★ 7.0/10 114 min Comedy, Drama, Romance, Family United States English
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Screenplay by: Fred F. Finklehoffe, Irving Brecher
Novel: Sally Benson
Streaming: Not available
Glorious love story with music!

Description

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

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Top Cast

Judy Garland
Judy Garland Esther Smith
Margaret O'Brien
Margaret O'Brien 'Tootie' Smith
Mary Astor
Mary Astor Anna Smith
Lucille Bremer
Lucille Bremer Rose Smith
Leon Ames
Leon Ames Alonzo Smith
Tom Drake
Tom Drake John Truett
Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main Katie
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport Grandpa

Meet Me in St. Louis Appears on 15 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #834
BFI The Ultimate Christmas Watchlist
British Film Institute #60
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #142
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #823
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #465

Critic Curated

Alltime Chicago Tribune Top 100
Chicago Tribune #92
BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #80
Esquire's 60 Best Christmas Movies Of All
Esquire #16
Indiewire's 65 Best Musical Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #13
Paste Magazines 50 Best Films Of The 1940s
Paste Magazine #14
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #146
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #23
Vulture's 50 Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
Vulture #37

Genre Curation

The 65 Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
Vanity Fair #62

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1940-1949 Films
Letterboxd #120

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