O'Horten
User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9

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  1. Dave
    Jun 25, 2009
    9
    Very entertaining film. Since I"ve seen Kitchen Stories, I knew what to expect and I was not disappointed. May be a bit slow paced for some, but I thought it was a very interesting character study.
  2. Cat
    May 27, 2009
    3
    Are these reviewers high? This movie was like watching ice melt. It tried to be quirky and offbeat and only succeeded in putting us to sleep. Every frame was dark, it was perpetual night even when it was day, (welcome to Norway) and the story never got underway. What were they piping into the screening the reviewers saw? Either they were stoned, part of a mass delusion, or money has changed hands.… Expand
  3. slim
    Jul 31, 2009
    10
    A touching movie. But not for people who have been ruined by Hollywood gloss, clearly.

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Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    88
    O'Horten is a precise, deadpan drama of slapstick existentialism - a Bent Hamer movie, in other words.
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  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    75
    A deadpan delight.
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Dan Zak
    70
    Depending on your patience for oddball mood pieces, you will either sleep through O' Horten or be oddly captivated. Either way, it'll be like dreaming.
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