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From TMDb members · 1 total- aGoryLouie5/10
Enjoyable enough, would have been much better if it wasn't so damn predictable Pretty much something trying to be different than the usual rom/coms only to really just be another one.
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The Baxter
“A romantic comedy for anyone who's ever been dumped.”
60%
Movie
1h 31m
AI Analysis
The Baxter (2005) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Baxter (2005) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Romance with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot is a perfectly nice guy. And that's his problem. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~91 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Baxter 60% (52 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 52 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot is a perfectly nice guy. And that's his problem.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2005-08-26
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 13169
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Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Baxter?
The official runtime for The Baxter is approximately 91 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast
Michael Showalter
Elliot Sherman
Elizabeth Banks
Caroline Swann
Michelle Williams
Cecil Mills
Justin Theroux
Bradley Lake
Zak Orth
Wendall Wimms
Michael Ian Black
Ed
Catherine Lloyd Burns
Stella
Peter Dinklage
Benson Hedges
Paul Rudd
Dan Abbott
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Katharine Powell
Sonya Simmons
Jon DeVries
Alan Swann
Donna Mitchell
Judy Swann
Haviland Morris
Kate Lewis
David Wain
Louis Lewis
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Jim DeMarse
Leonard Sherman
Leslie Lyles
Sheila Sherman
A.D. Miles
Bar Baxter #1
Joe Lo Truglio
Bar Baxter #2
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Enjoyable enough, would have been much better if it wasn't so damn predictable Pretty much something trying to be different than the usual rom/coms only to really just be another one.
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