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Movies that feel like Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

If you loved Meet Me in St. Louis, the closest films we have are Holiday (1938), An American in Paris (1951) and Smiles of a Summer Night (1955). All three share Meet Me in St. Louis' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Criterion Channel, Brew and MGM Plus and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 99% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Vincente Minnelliwittyplayfulcontemplativeromantictenderwarm

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Holiday
1938 Β· dir. George Cukor
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Common ground in both: holiday and sister

The difference: Not nearly as warm as Meet Me in St. Louis

Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams β€” Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire β€” and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancΓ©e has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!

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An American in Paris
1951 Β· dir. Vincente Minnelli
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.1music Β· romance Β· comedy

Vincente Minnelli working the same nerve twice

The difference: None of the stillness Meet Me in St. Louis is built on

Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.

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Smiles of a Summer Night
1955 Β· dir. Ingmar Bergman
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7comedy Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: 1900s

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.

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I Know Where I'm Going!
1945 Β· dir. Michael Powell
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.4romance Β· drama Β· comedy

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.

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Meet John Doe
1941 Β· dir. Frank Capra
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.6drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.

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How to Marry a Millionaire
1953 Β· dir. Jean Negulesco
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.8comedy Β· romance

The same preoccupation in both: musical

Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

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On the Town
1949 Β· dir. Gene Kelly
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· romance

One thread runs through both: musical

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

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The Palm Beach Story
1942 Β· dir. Preston Sturges
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· romance

Comedy built on tenderness, twice over

A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.

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Home for the Holidays
1995 Β· dir. Jodie Foster
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.6comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Both are built on the same subject: christmas

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her unhinged family.

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Adam's Rib
1949 Β· dir. George Cukor
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· romance

Witty romance, and it commits to that

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.

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Sissi
1955 Β· dir. Ernst Marischka
β˜… 7comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Drama with a pulse of play, in both cases

The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister NΓ©nΓ© to Austria where NΓ©nΓ© will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.

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The Awful Truth
1937 Β· dir. Leo McCarey
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· romance

Romantic family in both cases

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

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