The Baltimorons
IFC Films | Release Date: September 5, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezJul 22, 2025
The Baltimorons is terrific and features an excellent mix of humor, sweetness, hijinks, hilarity, warmth, wistful melancholy, and charisma that’s off the charts, both in the actors and the movie itself. Read full review
90
Screen RantNick BythrowSep 2, 2025
With a core duo that's captivating to watch and a sweet love story that tugs at the heartstrings at times, The Baltimorons is a stellar holiday-themed story that's perfect for any time of the year. A beautiful movie with passion in every scene, this film deserves to go down as the best romantic comedy of 2025. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubMatthew JacksonSep 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. Read full review
83
The Film StageJohn FinkJul 22, 2025
While the film may embrace a low-budget, drab-naturalistic aesthetic, it’s far from dull. Duplass, Strassner, and Larsen brilliantly execute one of the year’s finest romantic comedies. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonDec 8, 2025
As naturally and insistently buoyant as Mr. Strassner is, Ms. Larsen is a marvel. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriSep 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. Read full review
80
The Daily BeastNick SchagerSep 3, 2025
This funny and charming slice-of-life tale has the spirit of a low-fi ’70s romantic comedy, complete with characters who resonate as authentic inhabitants of their particular time and place. Read full review
80
ColliderLuna GuthrieSep 2, 2025
Strassner and Larsen are an absolute delight to watch, and this is the kind of movie that indie cinema is all about. Read full review
80
VarietyStephen SaitoJul 22, 2025
Duplass is careful to make a film where it’s up to the people involved to make Christmas a special occasion, rather than any relying on the genre’s traditional trappings. In that regard, The Baltimorons has something to celebrate. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJul 22, 2025
Duplass and Strassner’s script traces the one-step-forward, two-steps-back progress of the main characters’ connection over the course of the night with delicacy, never stretching the boundaries of credibility. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzSep 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. Read full review
75
IndieWireChristian ZilkoSep 4, 2025
The Baltimorons makes a solid argument that every one of us is only a dental catastrophe away from turning everything around. Read full review
75
The Associated PressJake CoyleSep 3, 2025
Baltimorons is one of those little movies you might stumble across and be surprised that it hooks you. It does so despite — or more likely because — of its complete lack of flashiness or any self-evident attempt to “hook you.” Instead, it manages that simply with low-key charm and a warm, unpretentious humanity. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 11, 2025
The story manages to put a smile on your face from time to time, despite the gloom of its humor. It avoids happily-ever-after almost as strenuously as it works to remind us: You’re not in Hollywood, hon, but Hampden. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergSep 4, 2025
The Baltimorons aims for bittersweet rather than wacky. Didi is lonely; Cliff struggles with sobriety. And while the film has clear affection for its Baltimore locations (it’s dedicated to the workers killed when the Key Bridge collapsed in 2024), considerably less thought has gone into creating convincing situations for those backdrops. Read full review
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