What is Meet Me in St. Louis about?
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.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A heartwarming family year unfolds with measured pace, building cozy nostalgia for a grand 1904 World's Fair.
Nostalgic and feel-good. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
Meet Me in St. Louis parents guide
It stays inside its G, with no swearing and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine for any age. Rated G.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- None noted
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Cast and crew
Directed byVincente Minnelli
StarringJudy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Leon Ames, Tom Drake
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