2022 · 126 min · PG-13

A Man Called Otto

Name: A Man Called Otto
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2022
Duration: 126 min
Cast: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Cameron Britton, Mack Bayda, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo

Directed by Marc Forster · Comedy, Drama

A Man Called Otto (2022) is a Comedy film, directed by Marc Forster set in Pittsburgh during the 1960s–2020s. It runs 126 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of grief & loss and friendship play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer

Thomas Newman

Cinematography

Matthias Koenigswieser

Cast

Tom HanksMariana TreviñoCameron BrittonMack BaydaManuel Garcia-RulfoJuanita JenningsPeter Lawson JonesTruman Hanks

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Pittsburgh

Setting

Suburban

When

1960s 2020s

Premise & themes

Themes

Grief & Loss Friendship

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

MelancholicDarkly ComicHopeful

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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1983
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1978
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2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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2011
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A Man Called Otto

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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