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  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • THINKFilm
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • THINKFilm
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary Smart, sweet, hip, and engaging, this film celebrates the precipitous fall and rise of an oxymoronic movie hero - a winning loser who follows his own path. Baker, a lovable con man with high ambitions and low energy, likes to dream and scheme about tomorrow, without paying any attention to the realities of today. He embarks on a great co...

Directed By: Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson

Written By: Luke Wilson

  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • THINKFilm
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • THINKFilm
  • 1 h 39 m

The Wendell Baker Story

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Summary Smart, sweet, hip, and engaging, this film celebrates the precipitous fall and rise of an oxymoronic movie hero - a winning loser who follows his own path. Baker, a lovable con man with high ambitions and low energy, likes to dream and scheme about tomorrow, without paying any attention to the realities of today. He embarks on a great co...

Directed By: Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson

Written By: Luke Wilson

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
44
27% Positive
4 Reviews
53% Mixed
8 Reviews
20% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
44
27% Positive
4 Reviews
53% Mixed
8 Reviews
20% Negative
3 Reviews

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70
A loose-knit, character-driven comedy that percolates with good-vibe amusement, often earning industrial-strength guffaws with sneaky one-liners and tossed-off non-sequiturs.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
63
Slight but consistently entertaining.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
50
A shiny shell of a movie, "TWBS" is pretty to look at, and occasionally fun to watch. But ultimately, it's an exercise in futility - for the participants, who can do so much more, and the audience, which deserves so much better.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
50
A sweet, dumb pup of a movie, not unlike its eponymous hero, The Wendell Baker Story frisks along sniffing the sidewalk.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
42
Feels like an attempt to rebottle the postmodern fizz of Wes Anderson's "Bottle Rocket." I wish instead they'd put a stopper in it.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
30
I hate to sound like a disappointed parent, but I expected more from Luke Wilson.
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25
Movies in which the same person serves as writer, director, and star should carry a special warning for audiences, even if that individual happens to be an actor as endearing as Luke Wilson.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Möbius Entertainment, MHF Zweite Academy Film, Franchise Pictures
Release Date May 18, 2007
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Why not call him a hero?
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Awards

Vail Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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