The Baxter

The Baxter

A romantic comedy for anyone who's ever been dumped.

2005•1h 31m•6.0/10

ComedyRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(51)

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.

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Production

Plum Pictures, IFC FIlms, IFC Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Michael Showalter

Michael Showalter

Elliot Sherman

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Caroline Swann

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams

Cecil Mills

Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux

Bradley Lake

Zak Orth

Zak Orth

Wendall Wimms

Michael Ian Black

Michael Ian Black

Ed

Catherine Lloyd Burns

Catherine Lloyd Burns

Stella

Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage

Benson Hedges

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Dan Abbott

Katharine Powell

Sonya Simmons

Jon DeVries

Jon DeVries

Alan Swann

Donna Mitchell

Donna Mitchell

Judy Swann

Haviland Morris

Haviland Morris

Kate Lewis

David Wain

David Wain

Louis Lewis

Jim DeMarse

Leonard Sherman

Leslie Lyles

Leslie Lyles

Sheila Sherman

A.D. Miles

A.D. Miles

Bar Baxter #1

Joe Lo Truglio

Joe Lo Truglio

Bar Baxter #2

Seth Herzog

Seth Herzog

Bar Baxter #3

Jonathan Marc Sherman

Jonathan Marc Sherman

Deaf Bar Baxter

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