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Baby Boom

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Baby Boom (1987)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:13

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A shrewd and successful businesswoman has her world turned upside down when she inherits a demanding and unwanted little bundle of joy from a cousin who has died. Initially she resists this... A shrewd and successful businesswoman has her world turned upside down when she inherits a demanding and unwanted little bundle of joy from a cousin who has died. Initially she resists this intrusion into her selfish lifestyle, but it isn't long before her maternal instincts rise to the surface and she drops out of the Manhattan rat race. Starting over in rustic Vermont, she learns to become a better person and a decent mother. But she still pursues the yuppie dream of having it all and eventually reenters the business world by creating and marketing her own baby food with guess-who's picture on the bottle. The only thing missing from her life now is a good man, but that can't last for long--not with Sam Shepard hanging around. [More]

Starring: Diane Keaton, Harold Ramis, Sam Wanamaker, Sam Shepard

Starring: Diane Keaton, Harold Ramis, Sam Wanamaker, Sam Shepard, James Spader

Director: Charles Shyer

Director: Charles Shyer

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04/17/01
Ben Falk
Ben Falk
BBC
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Keaton is fabulous in roles like this, where she plays the nervous, infectiously-spastic independent woman who has needs, particularly when they are written with equal parts gushy sweetness and savage wit by Nancy Meyers

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04/14/09
Jason McKiernan
Jason McKiernan
Filmcritic.com
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05/16/07
Susan Granger
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With the ever-charming Keaton in the lead, the flick turns out to be as harmlessly entertaining as it is outlandishly unrealistic.

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04/24/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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Emanuel Levy
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04/08/05
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Catholic Sun

Delightfully funny and honest

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03/23/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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So-so comedy with Keaton still straining to keep up with her post-Woody Allen career.

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05/23/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A wonderful performance from Diane Keaton pulls the movie through.

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03/10/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Comedy starring Diane Keaton about a Yuppie who tries to have it all in life.

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07/15/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Nice performances by Keaton and Sam Shepherd almost give this anemic comedy the energy it lacks.

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09/03/02
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Lawrence Journal-World

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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Mildly cute chick flick with a great performance by Sam Shepherd.

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07/25/02
Nell Minow
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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
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Washington Post
 
 
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November 02, 2005: Hoffman & Shyer Sign on for "Less"
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October 28, 2005: Jack Black Joins Kate & Cameron's "Holiday"
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