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St. Vincent (2014) | Ranked Top 13% · CriticCrunch

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St. Vincent

Movie2014·102 min

St. Vincent

Directed by Theodore Melfi

A comedy film directed by Theodore Melfi.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 13%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

2K ratings

About St. Vincent

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Playful
Story Tags: coming of age, redemption, family dysfunction, suburban, domestic home, close friendship, mentor student, outsider misfit, reluctant hero, fish out of water, training arc

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Details

Director: Theodore Melfi
Language: English

Cast

Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Jaeden Martell

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Where to Watch St. Vincent

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How St. Vincent Ranks

All movies

Top 13%

2010s movies

Top 11%

Comedy movies

Top 10%

2010s Comedy movies

Top 7%

★Theodore Melfi films#2 of 3

Top 7% 2010s Comedy movies.

Second-best Theodore Melfi film, behind Hidden Figures.

the vibe

St. Vincent Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnyintimateheartfelt

cozy

playful

What it's about

fish out of watertraining arccoming of ageredemptionfamily dysfunctionoutsider misfitreluctant heroclose friendshipmentor studentsuburbandomestic home

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy