The Absent-Minded Waiter

The Absent-Minded Waiter

Directed by Carl Gottlieb

Produced by Aspen Film Society, Paramount Pictures

19777 min6.7 / 10

A lighthearted slapstick comedy short about a hilariously incompetent waiter whose bumbling antics create absurd chaos in a restaurant setting.

Bernie Cates requests the services of the most absent-minded waiter he's ever seen, who pours water before setting the glasses, endlessly repeats questions, brings wrong orders, and ruins everything- but the bill.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Absent-Minded Waiter scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is The Absent-Minded Waiter sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is The Absent-Minded Waiter violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Absent-Minded Waiter easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does The Absent-Minded Waiter end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

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.

62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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