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St. Vincent

St. Vincent

With neighbors like these, who needs family?

20147.11h 42m

Overview

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

Directed by Theodore Melfi
Written by Theodore Melfi
Produced by Peter Chernin, Theodore Melfi, Fred Roos
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $54.8M

Top Cast

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Vincent MacKenna

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Maggie Bronstein

Jaeden Martell

Jaeden Martell

Oliver Bronstein

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Daka Parimova

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Brother Geraghty

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Zucko

Scott Adsit

Scott Adsit

David

Lenny Venito

Lenny Venito

Coach Mitchell

Nate Corddry

Nate Corddry

Terry

Dario Barosso

Dario Barosso

Robert Ocinski

Themes & Keywords

friendshipbabysitterneighbordivorcechild of divorce

About St. Vincent

St. Vincent is a comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of friendship, babysitter, neighbor, divorce, child of divorce. Directed by Theodore Melfi, it stars Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Jaeden Martell. A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.

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