Meet Me In St. Louis

Metro-Goldwyn-1944 Mayer's American Christmas musical film Meet Me in St. Louis. It tells the tale of a year in the lives of the Smith family in St. Louis leading up to the opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (better widely known as the World's Fair) in the spring of 1904. It is divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, beginning with Summer 1903. Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Leon Ames, Marjorie Main, June Lockhart, and Joan Carroll feature in the picture.

One of the most iconic musicals of all time is Garland's debut film with Minnelli. Meet Me in St. Louis narrates the narrative of one year in the Smiths' lives through a sequence of vignettes that correspond to each season, and the story is riveting and emotional, to say the least. Garland gives one of her greatest performances as Esther Smith, a figure who effortlessly switches between heartbreaking and fun-loving. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", perhaps one of the most iconic numbers in musical history and an all-time favorite holiday song, would be enough to propel this film to the top three of the list.

Detailed information:

Directed by: Vincente Minnelli

Release date: November 22, 1944

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037059