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St. Vincent

PG-13

Released Oct 24, 2014

1h 43m

Comedy

Drama

List

78%

Tomatometer

194 Reviews

78%

Audience Score

25,000+ Ratings

Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a struggling single woman, moves to Brooklyn with her 12-year-old son, Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher). Having to work very long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of Vincent (Bill Murray), a bawdy misanthrope next door. Vincent takes Oliver along on his trips to the race track, strip club and dive bar, and an unlikely friendship is born. The man is a mentor to the boy in his hedonistic way, and Oliver sees the good in Vincent that no one else can.

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Critics Consensus

St. Vincent offers the considerable pleasure of seeing Bill Murray back in funny form, but drifts into dangerously sentimental territory along the way.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Melfi, an astute director, sets a very eccentric and consistently endearing tone that is reminiscent of the quirky spirit of Silver Linings Playbook.

Mar 21, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

A lovely little movie with a lot of laughs and a good heart - and a warning signal for a direction Murray's career could take, if he's not careful.

Jun 18, 2016

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a cliche, but cliches go on existing only because they go on being refreshed, and Bill Murray and friends bring this one back to life with deadpan flair and a vigilant eye for any disfiguring taint of sentimentality.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 8, 2015

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It does offer a handful of intriguing characters whose lives draw us in for better or for worse.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

An endearing if sappy feel-gooder made pleasant by the affable presence of Bill Murray.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 18, 2022

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Bill Murray is our saint of Cinema. Say a prayer.

Rated: FOUR STARS

Mar 14, 2022

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Dave V

This was a really good movie. Bill did a great job and the kid was fantastic. I really enjoyed this movie. The ups and downs and story was well done with a great twist on the ending. I enjoyed it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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gsm g

I tried to watch the movie but ended up clicking forward many times Too sentimental to predictable. I stopped where I thought there may be something to watch my general impression is this movie though means well tries to hard and forces too much on the audience. A simpler script may have made for a great movie remove the bookie and the girl friend and just focus on the boy mom and murray leave out the priest too. Cheers

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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Matej S

One of my favorites for me. It's funny but can be sad too. ITS A MUST SEE!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/23

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Cat K

A good example of poor rhetoric in movie form. It hides self-contradictions beneath emotional music and silly sentimentality, a slight-of-hand attempt at hiding its flaws from the audience. It fails at this as well. Murray's accent is entertaining but his character is unsympathetic. Sainthood denied.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/10/23

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A C

Wonderful acting and casting! Such a sweet story. I really enjoyed this one!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/20/23

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Alejandro E

It's always nice to see actors who, over time, mature over time; as in this case, that of Bill Murray. Almost immediately his character catches our attention and sympathy, to leave a good taste in our mouths in the final act.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/23

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Theodore Melfi

Director

Bill Murray

Vincent

Melissa McCarthy

Maggie

Naomi Watts

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Chris O'Dowd

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Jaeden Martell

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Synopsis

Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a struggling single woman, moves to Brooklyn with her 12-year-old son, Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher). Having to work very long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of Vincent (Bill Murray), a bawdy misanthrope next door. Vincent takes Oliver along on his trips to the race track, strip club and dive bar, and an unlikely friendship is born. The man is a mentor to the boy in his hedonistic way, and Oliver sees the good in Vincent that no one else can.

Director: Theodore Melfi
Producer: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Theodore Melfi, Fred Roos
Screenwriter: Theodore Melfi
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Chernin Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Alcohol and Tobacco Use|Mature Thematic Material|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $44.1M
Runtime: 1h 43m

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