Tom Hanks in A Man Called Otto
Add A Man Called Otto to your home movie collection, so you can enjoy the heartwarming drama, tears and laughs again and again.
The film is entertaining, of course, but it will also make you about life and your own relationships.
Planning ahead is great, but sometimes life doesn’t turn out the way we expect it to.
Finding our place as plans need to be adjusted can be difficult and wonderful when we open ourselves up to new people and mend old relationships.
A Man Called Otto is a wonderful film based on a book and each time you watch it, you may pick up on new details that impact you in a fresh way.
A Man Called Otto
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Rated PG-13
Release Date 3/14/23
Synopsis
Based on the # 1 New York Times bestseller “A Man Called Ove,” A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife.
Otto is ready to end it all, but his plans are interrupted when a lively young family moves in next door, and he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol.
She challenges him to see life differently, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world around.
A heartwarming and funny story about love, loss, and life, A Man Called Otto shows that
family can sometimes be found in the most unexpected places.
Bonus Features
- Breaking The Rules: Making A Man Called Otto: Go behind the scenes with the incredible cast and crew for an exploration of the filmmaking process that brought A Man Called Otto to the screen!
- ‘Til You’re Home Music Video
- In The Studio With Rita Wilson & Sebastián Yatra: Go inside the recording studio with Rita Wilson and Sebastián Yatra as they discuss how the collaboration for the film’s hauntingly beautiful end credit song “‘Til You’re Home” came to life.
- Deleted Scene: When Marisol needs a ride, Otto must make quick adjustments to his car
Director
Marc Forster
Producers
Fredrik Wikström Nicastro
Rita Wilson
Tom Hanks
Gary Goetzman
Executive Producers
Marc Forster
Renée Wolfe
Louise Rosner
David Magee
Michael Porseryd
Tim King,
Sudie Smyth
Steven Shareshian
Celia Costas
Neda Backman
Tor Jonasson
Screenplay
David Magee
Based on
The novel “En Man Som Heter Ove” By Fredrik Backman &
The Film “En Man Som Heter Ove” By Hannes Holm
Cast
Tom Hanks
Mariana Treviño
Rachel Kelley
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Truman Hanks
Mike Birbiglia
Genre
Drama
Comedy
Official Trailer: A Man Called Otto
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