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A Man Called Ove
2015
· Movie
· 116 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #445
- IMDb #750
- Google retired #500
- Rotten Tomatoes #617
- Metacritic #1415
- Letterboxd #767
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #908
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #815
- Metacritic Critics #1481
- Metacritic Audience #1415
- Kinopoisk #71
- AlloCiné #784
- Trakt #504
Every rating
70–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 70, highest is Google on 94.
See the most agreed on films →A grumpy, isolated widower has given up on life following the death of his wife. His plans for suicide are continuously interrupted by his needly new neighbors, who constantly require his help. Through these forced interactions, he reluctantly rediscovers a sense of community and purpose.
Details
- Director
- Hannes Holm
- Writer
- Hannes Holm
- Based on
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- Studio
- Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning, SVT, Film i Väst, Tre Vänner
- Released
- 25 December 2015
- Country
- Norway, Sweden
- Language
- Swedish, Persian, Spanish
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $30.7M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →5 wins from 14 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Foreign Language Film | Sweden | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Eva von Bahr and Love Larson | Nominee |
| Houston Film Critics Society 2017 | Best Foreign Language Film | A Man Called Ove | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2017 | Best Foreign Language Film | A Man Called Ove | Nominee |
| Cabourg Film Festival 2016 | Essilor Audience Award | A Man Called Ove | Winner |
| European Film Awards 2016 | European Comedy | A Man Called Ove | Winner |
| Guldbagge Awards 2016 | Cinema Audience Award | A Man Called Ove | Winner |
| Guldbagge Awards 2016 | Best Cinematography | Göran Hallberg | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Language Film | Sweden | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Eva von Bahr and Love Larson | Nominee |
Guldbagge Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Rolf Lassgård | Winner |
| Cinema Audience Award | A Man Called Ove | Winner |
| Makeup and Hair | Eva von Bahr and Love Larson | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Göran Hallberg | Nominee |
| Best Film | Annica Bellander and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro (Producers) | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Bahar Pars | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Torbjörn Olsson | Nominee |
Cabourg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Essilor Audience Award | A Man Called Ove | Winner |
European Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| European Comedy | A Man Called Ove | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Man Called Ove | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Man Called Ove | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Man Called Ove | Nominee |