The Baker
Seen it?2023 | 100 min | Action, Drama, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Layer Cake or Coffy, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back into a life he tried to put behind him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jonathan Sobol
- Ron PerlmanPappi
- Elias KoteasVic
- Harvey KeitelMerchant
- Joel David MoorePeter
- Emma HoDelfi
- Samantha KaineDet. Weintrager
- Dax RavinaMilky
- Ben MilordBeans
- Marc DavidRick
- Ronnie James HughesSirko