A Man Called Otto at Rutgers Cinema

A Man Called Otto

126 mins | Rated PG-13 (for mature thematic material involving suicide attempts, and language.)

Directed by Marc Forster

Starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mariana Treviño, Cameron Britton, Kelly Lamor Wilson, Rachel Keller, Mike Birbiglia, Tom Hanks

The film will follow Otto (Hanks), a grumpy isolated widower with staunch principles, strict routines and a short fuse, who gives everyone in his neighborhood a hard time as he watches over it like a hawk. Just as it seems like he’s finally given up on life, an unlikely and reluctant friendship develops with his new neighbors. Little by little, Otto undergoes a subtle transformation…but is he really capable of change?

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The film will follow Otto (Hanks), a grumpy isolated widower with staunch principles, strict routines and a short fuse, who gives everyone in his neighborhood a hard time as he watches over it like a hawk. Just as it seems like he’s finally given up on life, an unlikely and reluctant friendship develops with his new neighbors. Little by little, Otto undergoes a subtle transformation…but is he really capable of change?

A Man Called Otto

126 mins | Rated PG-13 (for mature thematic material involving suicide attempts, and language.) | Comedy

Directed by Marc Forster | Starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mariana Treviño, Cameron Britton, Kelly Lamor Wilson, Rachel Keller, Mike Birbiglia, Tom Hanks

The film will follow Otto (Hanks), a grumpy isolated widower with staunch principles, strict routines and a short fuse, who gives everyone in his neighborhood a hard time as he watches over it like a hawk. Just as it seems like he’s finally given up on life, an unlikely and reluctant friendship develops with his new neighbors. Little by little, Otto undergoes a subtle transformation…but is he really capable of change?