Otto ist ein Griesgram, der das Leben nach dem Verlust seiner Frau aufgegeben hat und dem Ganzen ein Ende setzen will. Als eine junge Familie in der Nähe einzieht, findet er in der schlagfer... Alles lesenOtto ist ein Griesgram, der das Leben nach dem Verlust seiner Frau aufgegeben hat und dem Ganzen ein Ende setzen will. Als eine junge Familie in der Nähe einzieht, findet er in der schlagfertigen Marisol eine ebenbürtige Partnerin.Otto ist ein Griesgram, der das Leben nach dem Verlust seiner Frau aufgegeben hat und dem Ganzen ein Ende setzen will. Als eine junge Familie in der Nähe einzieht, findet er in der schlagfertigen Marisol eine ebenbürtige Partnerin.
- Regie
- Drehbuch
- Hauptbesetzung
- Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 10 Nominierungen insgesamt
Empfohlene Bewertungen
The film has wonderful intentions which you can't fault.
Tom Hanks does an adequate job of playing a hurt, bitter curmudgeon who has had a difficult life full of loss. I think other actors willing to be disliked would have done a better job.
Most of the supporting cast is wonderful.
Be kind to others. Give them their space. You have no idea what they have been through. A person who takes a long time to warm up to you can end up being more loyal and kinder than those who constantly smile in your face.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't fall for this movie, unashamedly, hook, line and sinker.
I was expecting the usual something got lost in translation approach from the Americans and churned out sappy cinema, but it wasn't.
Sure it plays on your vulnerable human emotions and you'd have to be made of stone or even more cynical than me not to get the feels as the cool kids say.
I admit that to date I haven't read the book or seen the original Euro version that was the highest grossing foreign film of 2016 in the US, so I don't have those reference points, but what I do know is the Hollywood version deals with some very contemporary issues of social media, transgender and unscrupulous property development well.
The story goes, despite being deposed as head of his gated community (over a valid issue) our grumpy 60 something retiree Otto continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist.
Checking the gates are closed to through traffic including slimy property developers, also sorting out parking permits and recycling bins on his daily rounds.
When a pregnant new neighbour and her family (including dim witted husband and two gorgeous daughters) move into the house opposite Otto and a stray cat lands on his door step, it sets off a chain of events that changes his life for the better (mostly).
Tom Hanks is "Otto" and is brilliant in his own understated acting style.
He's got to be Oscar bait for this moving role.
Any lesser American actor could have turned this film into a schmaltzy, sugar coated affair.
Otto will make you laugh, cry and sigh so pack some tissues.
"A Man Called Otto" is a beautiful love story retold in timely flashbacks from the present to the past that don't jump all over the place like some movies do leaving you feeling disoriented.
Hanks real life son, Truman, plays "Otto" in his youth.
As the movie progresses you learn where the pain comes from in his life as he opens up like a box of chocolates.
This is my first film review for 2023 and if the rest of this years flicks can be this damn fine I'll be a happy camper.
"A Man Called Otto" has set the bar high for everything that follows.
This is a must see movie for anyone with a big heart.
I did not have the experience of the original book or film so I went into this with no particular expectations. It's been a long time since a movie touched me in this way.
Tom Hanks excels as Otto in a character so unlike any other he has played before. His own son played his younger self which added a level of authenticity to the role. The supporting cast brought a mix of humour and pathos resulting in beautiful and moving film that hit all the right notes.
Don't go and see this without tissues folks!
I will recommend this film for a long time. I go to the cinema once a week atleast and this has been the best watch in a very long time.
Don't forget to bring your tissues. It'll have you on an emotional roller coaster but you won't want to get off.
Wusstest du schon
- WissenswertesThe young Otto is played by Truman Hanks, Tom's son, who was 26 years old during principal photography.
- PatzerWhen Marisol and her husband go out on a date, leaving Otto to babysit their girls, they set the house alarm to the "stay" mode. When they come back later, they open the door and get in the house without the alarm going off and without disarming it.
- Zitate
Otto Anderson: [to Marisol] You have given birth to two children. Soon it will be three. You have come here from a country very far away. You learned a new language, you got yourself an education and a nitwit husband and you are holding that family together. You will have no problem learning how to drive. My god, the world is full of complete idiots who have managed to figure it out, and you are not a complete idiot. So, cluch, shift, gas, drive.
Top-Auswahl
- How long is A Man Called Otto?Powered by Alexa
- Why?
- What is the breed of cat in the film?
Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsländer
- Offizielle Standorte
- Sprachen
- Auch bekannt als
- A Man called Otto
- Drehorte
- Central Union Terminal, Toledo, Ohio, USA(Train Station)
- Produktionsfirmen
- Weitere beteiligte Unternehmen bei IMDbPro anzeigen
Box Office
- Budget
- 50.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 64.267.657 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 56.257 $
- 1. Jan. 2023
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 113.360.085 $
- Laufzeit2 Stunden 6 Minuten
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 1.85 : 1