8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Overview
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Meet Me in St. Louis receives a right-leaning rating because its central narrative champions the preservation of traditional family values, community stability, and a nostalgic view of the past, ultimately rejecting change that would disrupt these established norms.
The film features a cast that is predominantly white, reflecting the common casting practices of its production era. Its narrative focuses on the positive portrayal of a traditional family unit in early 20th-century America, without engaging with themes of diversity, equity, or inclusion.
Secondary
The film implicitly portrays a positive view of Christian-influenced family values and community traditions, particularly through its depiction of holiday celebrations and the wholesome moral fabric of the Smith family's life, aligning with the virtues of the faith's cultural expression.
The film "Meet Me in St. Louis" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on traditional family life and heterosexual romance in early 20th-century America, resulting in no direct portrayal of queer identity.
Meet Me in St. Louis is a classic musical depicting a family's life in the early 1900s. The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters, themes, or related plot points. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Meet Me in St. Louis" is an adaptation of Sally Benson's short stories. All main characters in the film maintain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's canonical gender being altered.
The 1944 film "Meet Me in St. Louis" is an adaptation of a semi-autobiographical novel depicting a white American family in the early 20th century. All major characters in the film are portrayed by actors of the same race as established in the source material and historical context.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.0
Critic Ratings
9.9
9.4
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