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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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Reviews for Baby Boom

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Ben Falk

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 17 2001 11:53 PM

BBC

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3.5/5

Jason McKiernan

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 14 2009 09:09 AM

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Variety

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Susan Granger

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comment Comment | May., 16 2007 02:07 PM

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3.5/5

Scott Weinberg

With the ever-charming Keaton in the lead, the flick turns out to be as harmlessly entertaining as it is outlandishly unrealistic.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 24 2006 07:37 AM

DVDTalk.com

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jun., 12 2005 02:52 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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4/5

Fr. Chris Carpenter

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comment Comment | Apr., 08 2005 11:30 AM

Catholic Sun

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3/5

Clint Morris

Delightfully funny and honest

comment Comment | Mar., 23 2005 11:49 PM

Moviehole

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3/4

Roger Ebert

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 23 2004 10:29 PM

Chicago Sun-Times

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3/5

Ken Hanke

So-so comedy with Keaton still straining to keep up with her post-Woody Allen career.

comment Comment | May., 23 2004 11:28 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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3/5

Jake Euker

A wonderful performance from Diane Keaton pulls the movie through.

comment Comment | Mar., 10 2004 06:13 PM

F5 (Wichita, KS)

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 15 2003 07:52 AM

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Janet Maslin

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2003 05:14 PM

New York Times

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3/5

Robert Roten

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comment Comment | Nov., 12 2002 01:28 PM

Laramie Movie Scope

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2/5

Dan Lybarger

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

comment Comment | Sep., 03 2002 06:02 AM

Lawrence Journal-World

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2/5

Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Jul., 30 2002 10:26 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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4/5

Nell Minow

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

comment Comment | Jul., 25 2002 08:01 PM

Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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Scott Renshaw

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Desson Thomson

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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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