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The Wendell Baker Story (2005) · Cineora

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A LUKE WILSON FILM

The Wendell Baker Story

20051h 39mPG-13Movie

ComedyDramaRomance

IMDb5.5/ 10 · 6.3K votes

WHY NOT CALL HIM A HERO?

Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.

Feel-good
Heartwarming
Funny
Corruption
Aging

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for date night, teens and a rainy day.

DirectorLuke Wilson · Andrew Wilson

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.1 / 10

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Top cast

Luke WilsonWendell Baker

Eva MendesDoreen

Jacob VargasReyes Morales

Owen WilsonNeil King

Harry Dean StantonSkip Summers

Kris KristoffersonL.R. Nasher

Seymour CasselBoyd Fullbright

Eddie GriffinMcTeague

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