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- 2016
- PG-13
- Music Box Films
- 1 h 56 m
- 2016
- PG-13
- Music Box Films
- 1 h 56 m
Summary Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best selling novel, Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife’s grave, Ove has given up on life. Enter a boi...
Directed By: Hannes Holm
Written By: Fredrik Backman, Hannes Holm
- 2016
- PG-13
- Music Box Films
- 1 h 56 m
- 2016
- PG-13
- Music Box Films
- 1 h 56 m
A Man Called Ove
70
7.4
Where to Watch
Summary Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best selling novel, Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife’s grave, Ove has given up on life. Enter a boi...
Directed By: Hannes Holm
Written By: Fredrik Backman, Hannes Holm
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
70
86% Positive
18 Reviews
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14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
70
86% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
14% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
All movies are manipulative by default; the effectiveness of that manipulation is the more valid measurement to inspect. On that scale, A Man Called Ove is a morbidly funny and moving success.
Holm’s well-judged adaptation of the bestseller keeps the maudlin to a minimum and plays the black comedy just right. A strong contender for feel-good film of the year.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 99 User Ratings
7.4
76% Positive
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
18% Mixed
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18 Ratings
6% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 99 User Ratings
7.4
76% Positive
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
18% Mixed
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
6% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
I've got no expectations that anyone else needs to give this movie a 10/10 rating. It's a bit schmaltzy and predictable in the way it tugs at the viewers heartstrings, but it worked on me.
I knew nothing about what this movie would be when I decided to catch it at a recent film festival. Perhaps that's part of why it got to me so much. I was blindsided by how funny and sad it was. I was constantly crying or laughing or both.
In this instance, I can't help but judge it based on how it affected me as a viewer. It was an emotional movie-going experience and I really loved it.
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9.5/10 A touching and at the same time funny story about an evil old man. Realy good swedish movie, thas tells beautiful old man's story. Idea it's not realy new, but well submitted. Very pleasant and interesting main character to which you feel from the first minutes of the film. Minor characters are also interesting. The actor in the lead role fit perfectly. The only thing you can find fault with is flashbacks, they had some plot holes. Camera work is unremarkable, and editing in places is clumsy. But watching a movie does not spoil it at all. Who likes the genre of comedy drama, the film must really like!
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It’s also overlong and sentimental. But it’s a vivid, warm and amusing portrait of a real man, someone whose life began in darkness, experienced the light of a great love and has collapsed into a pit of self-pity.
A Man Called Ove has some tear-jerking moments, but the film is so carefully designed — with long, circular takes that seem to surround the main characters at crucial fateful points — that technique often triumphs over sentimentality.
Incorporating fluid flashbacks and snippets of narration that refreshingly serve to enhance rather than distract, director-writer Hannes Holm maintains a gentle, lyrical flow while coaxing fine performances from a diverse cast.
It's emotionally manipulative, but its two leads find a core of humanity even in the most calculating plot machinations.
Good-hearted stuff, to be sure, but mainly of interest to lovers of cinematic comfort food.
Simple, feel good comedy. I love foreign movies to see how other people live and deal with everyday occurrences. Saw it at the Riverview. The audience clapped at the end of the movie.
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It was a boring Saturday and I was ready for subtitles...This movie could not have been any sweeter. Everyone was laughing except when they were blubbering. Predictable somewhat, but poignant and lovely also. I would go and see it again with more kleenex. You appreciate how the movie winds back and forth in Ove's life. He seems like an old curmudgeon until you are allowed to witness his grief. Lovely to watch and submerse myself in on a hot afternoon. Go see it if you can.
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Way too sentimental for me. Flashbacks are a pet peeve of mine, and this film feels like 40% flashback.
I feel like there's a much darker, grittier version of this film that could be made that I might like more. I wish I'd read the book instead.
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Ove is the title character from Frederik Backman’s novel. He's a typically grumpy old man who rigidly enforces his housing community's rules and continuously reminisces about his deceased wife. There are also flashbacks to formative moments from his youth and a few neighbors who manage to work their way into his heart. Yes, it's one of those films. The scenario and the character are about as original as the title (meaning not very), but it's well directed, nicely acted and sweetly told.
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Production Company
Tre Vänner Produktion,
Film i Väst,
Nordisk Film,
Fantefilm,
Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning,
Sveriges Television (SVT),
Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI),
Nordisk Film & TV-Fond,
Norsk Filminstitutt
Release Date Sep 30, 2016
Duration 1 h 56 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Misery Hates Company.
Website
http://hitori-movie.com/
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Guldbagge Awards
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
Film Club's The Lost Weekend
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
