A Good Baby

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A young loner wandering the back roads of North Carolina comes across an abandoned baby. He immediately starts seeking the baby's parents, but starts developing a bond with the child that ex... Read allA young loner wandering the back roads of North Carolina comes across an abandoned baby. He immediately starts seeking the baby's parents, but starts developing a bond with the child that explores his own isolated roots.A young loner wandering the back roads of North Carolina comes across an abandoned baby. He immediately starts seeking the baby's parents, but starts developing a bond with the child that explores his own isolated roots.

Director
- Katherine Dieckmann
Writers
- Katherine Dieckmann
- Leon Rooke
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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YOUR RATING

Director
- Katherine Dieckmann
Writers
- Katherine Dieckmann
- Leon Rooke
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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User reviews14

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6=G=

An honest, earnest simple story

"A Good Baby" is a simple story about simple people and how they deal with a not so simple problem. Set in a backwood hollow of Eastern KY's Appalachia, this slow moving and laconic film accurately portrays its location and people as it plods earnestly through its 90 minute run. Many may find this story lacking in substance though some may enjoy it for its rustic beauty and strong sense of integrity. An out-of-the-mainstream indie and a good representation of a bit of Americana unfamiliar to most.

8sarazarr

Lovely and understated

What another reviewer called lack of character development, I call understatement. The movie didn't bash one over the head with overexplanation or unnecessary backstory. Yes, there were many untold stories that we only got a glimpse of, but this was primarily a one-day snapshot into an event that catalyzed change in all of the characters' lives. Henry Thomas's performance was a really lovely study in the power of acting that focuses on reaction rather than action. Good rental.

10JOITOU2

Worth a look

This is one of the most interesting movies I have ever seen. I love the backwoods feel of this movie. The movie is very realistic and believable. This seems to take place in another era, maybe the late 60's or early 70's. Henry Thomas works well with the young baby. Very moving story and worth a look.

7samueller69

an exceptional performance

Henry Thomas showed a restraint, even when the third act turned into horrible hollywood resolution that could've killed this movie, that kept the dignity of a redemption story and as for pure creepiness-sniffing babies?

Sam-285

Minimal violence and such but too predictable

Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems to me that in the beginning, it is only guys that care for the child. I am a guy but I think most women would not turn away a baby without doing something for it. Also in the beginning, the women just say they can't keep "it". Also in the beginning, the baby is usually called "it".

This movie is too predictable and I think it does not fit together very well.