The Wendell Baker Story
2005 · 1h 39m · Comedy, Drama, Romance · Germany, United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)
Why not call him a hero?
Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.
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