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A Man Called Ove

Misery hates company.

7.6(1,391)20151h 56m7

Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally backs into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$30.7M
Language
Persian
  • friendship
  • dark comedy
  • black humor
  • suicidal
  • pregnant woman
  • first kiss
  • bitterness
  • power of love
  • memories
  • grumpy man
  • gay artist
  • muslim character

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Behind the camera

Director

Hannes Holm

Produced in

Norway, Sweden

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNewport Beach International Film Festival26 Apr 2016
    • Theatrical (limited)26 Aug 2016
    • TheatricalPG-1330 Sept 2016
    • Theatrical (limited)Palm Springs International Film Festival10 Jan 2017
    • Digital / OTT16 May 2017
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1530 Jun 2017
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A17 Feb 2017
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1616 Feb 2017
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical10 Nov 2016
    • Theatrical12+Re-release17 Jan 2024
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1125 Dec 2015
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical20 May 2016
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-128 Jan 2016
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical14 Sept 2016
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical127 Apr 2016
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalΚ-1223 Jun 2016
    • PhysicalDVD25 Nov 2016
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIIA15 May 2017

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A Man Called Ove was released on 25 December 2015.

Audience reviews

4
  • R

    Reno

    1/24/2017

    8/10

    The life after the loved one departed. This is a Swedish film based on the book of the same name. It is sent to represent the nation at the 2017 Oscars and as for now, it made into the December shortlist. This is the tale of an old grumpy man and the life after the death of his wife. That would be a toughest phase of life for anybody. I am sure you had seen many films like this, but this one was slightly different…

  • P

    Peter McGinn

    12/29/2022

    8/10

    This is of course the original Swedish version of this film, soon to be joined for posterity by a U.S. version featuring Tom Hanks. The comparison between the two productions should prove to be interesting. I actually enjoyed the movie a bit more than I did the book. Perhaps it is because I write novels myself. I found I did not connect with the printed lead character at all, whereas I felt much more sympathy for …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    7/31/2024

    7/10

    Rolf Lassgård looks like he is enjoying his role here as the curmudgeonly old "Ove". Widowed and now, compulsorily, retired he lives in his small community where he enforces the local by-laws enthusiastically whilst generally upsetting all his neighbours with his entertainingly caustic remarks. Lonely and increasingly frustrated, he alights on suicide - but one way or another it would seem that the Almighty isn't rea…

  • B

    badelf

    6/27/2026

    10/10

    Summary: 10/10: the definitive version of Backman's story, anchored by Lassgård's fearless performance and Holm's understanding that some character journeys can't be rushed. This is the film that should have been your first encounter with Fredrik Backman's creation, and it earns every bit of its two Oscar nominations. Director Hannes Holm understands what the story requires: genuine unlikability slowly cracking op…

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