The Baxter is good-natured, but there are simply not enough laughs to fuel this comedy.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Michael Showalter -
Producer -
Galt Neiderhoffer , Daniela Taplin Lundberg , Reagan Silber , Celine Rattray -
Screenwriter -
Michael Showalter , Michael Showalter -
Distributor -
IFC Films -
Production Co -
The Real Baxter -
Rating -
PG-13 (Brief Sexual Humor|Some Drug References) -
Genre -
Romance , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 26, 2005, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 2, 2018 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$181.9K -
Runtime -
1h 31m