Does Baxter end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Baxter easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Baxter

Name: Baxter
Genre: Horror, Drama, Comedy
Released: 1989
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Lise Delamare, Jean Mercure, Jacques Spiesser, Catherine Ferran, Sabrina Leurquin

Beware of the dog who thinks.

Directed by Jérôme Boivin

Produced by Partner's Productions, Alicéléo

198982 min6.4 / 10

A darkly surreal horror-comedy that explores animal consciousness and murderous intent through the perspective of a dog willing to kill for a better home.

A white Bull Terrier named Baxter is given to an elderly woman by her daughter. As time passes, the dog develops aggressive and murderous behavior in order to be adopted by another family.

Clusters

Comedy That Turns Violent Animals and Nature Mental Illness And Psychosis Talking Animal Movies Bossy Aggressive Characters

Genres

Horror Drama Comedy

Keywords

Baby Based On Novel Or Book Pregnancy Dog Animals Consciousness Aggressive

Questions people ask

Does Baxter end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Baxter scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Baxter violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is Baxter easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Baxter sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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