The Baltimorons
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Synopsis
A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.
Cast
- Michael Strassner
- Olivia Luccardi
- Chris Strassner
- Liz Larsen
- Lewis Peterson
- Rob Phoenix
- Jessie Cohen
- Michael Chandler
- Zoe Strassner
- Brian Mendes
Moviegoers are saying
This Baltimore-set Christmas rom-com has audiences genuinely divided between those who find it irresistibly charming and those put off by its moral complexity. While some viewers are calling it the most romantic film of the year and comparing it to Harold and Maude, others struggle with the protagonist's questionable relationship choices and safe storytelling approach.
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- May 3, 2025
The Holdovers for the DMV
LetMeExplainAug 22, 2025A warm, empathetic (dark?) (romantic?) comedy about saying “yes, and” to life.
Kit LazerNov 19, 2025I kinda miss this genre of film that explores human relationships with simplicity. It’s sweet and honest and relatable. Michael Strassner is extremely likable, in my opinion. Cool that he also wrote the film.
PaulWHauser - Sep 4, 2025
The most romantic movie I’ve seen this year. I could not have loved this more. It is begging to be an annual holiday rewatch: cozy and funny and morose and life-affirming, even sexy. Harold and Maude but the Harold is an impossibly charming, bearish ne’er-do-well who is…
Katie WalshSep 13, 2025girls don’t want channing tatum, they want whatever’s wrong with cliff
leahonfilmmOct 14, 2025i live for the friendships and hangouts born out of complete spontaneity this is so precious and heartwarming a must-watch holiday movie best to double feature with the holdovers
allain♡ - Sep 10, 2025
To be at the Baltimore premiere of a film about Baltimore, in my favorite Baltimore theater, accidentally in a row surrounded by family and friends of Michael Strassner, the lead and co-writer of the film, made for one of the most surreal, personal, and powerful theater…
Movie Good or Movie Bad?Oct 8, 2025You know what? I truly dig this. During these dark times in the world, this film brought me a little spark of joy for an hour and 40 minutes straight, which I really needed. Imagine a Christmas version of Before Sunrise, and you’ve got The Baltimorons. It’s charming, it’s…
RizkiNov 27, 2025that’s the best dental service i’ve ever seen
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Colleen McKenna lovedThe BaltimoronsThis is a sweet, quirky holiday film that is set in Baltimore on Christmas Eve. The cinematography is intimate and really captures parts of the city so well. There was one scene by the Key Bridge that was filmed two months before the collapse. It’s well written with interesting characters. I…
Matt Ortiz lovedThe BaltimoronsAn off kilter holiday movie for misfits, this Christmas love story has a ton of charm and holiday spirit! The two leads are perfectly imperfect, allowing us to easily connect with them and their struggles. The humor is witty, the emotion is palpable, and the writing is on point!
Jen lovedThe BaltimoronsI did not expect to like this movie as much as I did. It gets you emotionally. It’s funny, it’s sad, it’s charming and it is just a feel good movie. It shows that life might not be okay but sometimes a different perspective can change the direction you are heading.
- Aaron Hajduk lovedThe Baltimorons
It is not the holiday movie you think it will be. I think it’s better. It’s warm, complicated, messy, very human, very charming. Great chemistry in the leads. Supporting cast all carries their weight. Just a really well done not your run of the mill rom-com.
Ginger Johnny lovedThe BaltimoronsFresh and sincere slice of life story shot with care but without a big budget. I’d love to have an NA beverage with the main characters. Watch it, then listen to the Rich Roll interview with the creator and the lead actor.
Gregory Mitchell likedThe BaltimoronsPutting the “charm” in Charm City
- Bunny Sr. lovedThe Baltimorons
Xmas film
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Metacritic
Sep 5, 2025
It’s light on its feet but gradually gathers real emotional weight. It’s also beautifully shot and steeped in atmosphere. We walk away from it feeling like we’ve actually been somewhere and felt something.
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Sep 4, 2025
A quasi-romantic variant of “After Hours” that perhaps stretches itself a little too far, but it is always enjoyable and sometimes quite moving.
Matt Zoller Seitz
RogerEbert.com
Sep 2, 2025
The greatest success of The Baltimorons, aside from how effortlessly funny it is, lies in its focused thematic weight, wrapped up in its setting.
Matthew Jackson
The A.V. Club
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