The Fabulous Baker Boys

The Fabulous Baker Boys

1989 · 114 min · EN · R · 6.6 (285 votes)
Dir. Steve Kloves · Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, Ellie Raab, Jennifer Tilly, Xander Berkeley · Music Dave Grusin

For 31 years it's been just the Fabulous Baker Boys... but times change.

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The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

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A smoky, late-night jazz club vibe permeates this film. It feels like a bittersweet ballad about faded dreams and the complicated bonds of brotherhood, all wrapped in a stylish, melancholic package.

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