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Contempt (1963)
Charade (1963)
Mentioned by Regina.
Mary Tyler Moore: Divorce Isn't Everything (1970)
Rhoda talks about Paris with Mary and remembers Gene Kelly.
The Boy Friend (1971)
in the "Poor Little Pierrette" number, some of the costumes are reused from the black and white ball sequence
It's Not Me, It's Him (1980)
Poster visible in Pierre's apartment
La boum 2 (1982)
Poster visible in the dance room where Vic has her lessons of modern dance.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1991)
Crow: "It sounds like they're playing 'American in Paris.'"
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bride of the Monster (1993)
Joel: It's an American in Cleavland.
Forget Paris (1995)
Let It Be Me (1995)
The scene in the perfume shoppe references to the classic Caron/Kelly musical, An America in Paris. In the parfume shoppe scene, Lisa (Caron's character) is working in the shoppe, Nicole Parfumeur, helping an older costumer purchase her scent. Jerry (Kelly's character) ended up helping her choose Louis De Muier (sp?) Night of Love.
Minsaara Kanavu (1997)
Dance choreography and set design are heavily borrowed during one sequence.
Caroline in the City: Caroline and the Cold Sesame Noodles (1997)
Seth quotes "That's... quite a dress you almost have on."
As Good as It Gets (1997)
In one scene, Greg Kinnear is listening to the music from An American in Paris. He even mentions the composer of that music-Gershwin.
Gaja Gamini (2000)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
The Majestic (2001)
Gilmore Girls: Dear Emily and Richard (2003)
It is among the DVDs that Lorelai buys for Emily.
American Masters: None Without Sin (2003)
The movie is mentioned by name as beating "A Streetcar Named Desire" for the Best Picture Oscar.
Jeopardy!: Episode #22.96 (2006)
referenced in clue in "Filmographies" category
The Miracle (2007)
The musical number "Mimi" includes a set that directly quotes and evokes the painted sets in the American in Paris ballet.
Hollywood's Top Ten: Musicals (2010)
Honorable mention for the top movie musicals

Featured in 

Just One More Time (1974)
A clip of the movie is shown.
Iskanderija... lih? (1979)
excerpt
That's Dancing! (1985)
brief clips from ballet finale in opening credits
American Masters: George Gershwin Remembered (1987)
features two excerpts from this film
Kisses (1991)
Romantic scnes with Kelly and Caron
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
footage included
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998)
This film is #68 on the list.
Glorious Technicolor (1998)
Clips shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004)
The song "I Got Rhythm" is #32 on the list.
American Masters: Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007)
Gene Kelly dances to the song Tony Bennett is singing
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
Featured in Best Picture montage.
Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli (2010)
The show features a clip from the film.

Spoofed in 

The Band Wagon (1953)
Cordova's pretentious stage show features women in costumes from the famous ballet in Minnelli's "An American in Paris"
Spiral Zone: Australian in Paris (1987)
The title is a pun on the film "An American in Paris".
The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield (1997)
The film "An American in Toronto"

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