A Man Called Otto
“Fall in love with the grumpiest man in America.”
When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
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Cast
55 people
Tom Hanks
Otto Anderson
Known for
Forrest Gump
Toy Story
Mariana Treviño
Marisol
Known for
100 días para enamorarnos
Club de Cuervos
Cameron Britton
Jimmy
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
Manhunt
Mack Bayda
Malcolm
Known for
The Alpha Test
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Tommy
Known for
6 Underground
The Lincoln Lawyer
Juanita Jennings
Anita
Known for
Cross
Pearson
Peter Lawson Jones
Reuben
Also in
Alex Cross
Starve
Truman Hanks
Young Otto
Known for
The Swan
Rachel Keller
Sonya
Known for
Legion
The Society
John Higgins
Hardware Store Clerk
Known for
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Scrubs
Tony Bingham
Hardware Store Customer
Known for
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Lily Kozub
Hardware Store Taylor
Also in
My Friend Dahmer
Madtown
Marc Forster Director · David Magee Screenplay Fredrik Backman Author
Worldwide gross $113M · Budget $50M · United States release December 30, 2022
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$113,360,085
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Playtone
Production
SF Studios
Production
Artistic Films
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
2DUX²
Production
TSG Entertainment
Production
Sweden · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · December 28, 2022
Theatrical · ICAA: 175122
United States · December 30, 2022
Limited theatrical · New York City / Los Angeles
United States · February 28, 2023
Digital
United States
January 6, 2023 · Limited theatrical
January 13, 2023 · Theatrical
March 14, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
May 6, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
November 6, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
Australia
January 1, 2023 · Theatrical
Austria
February 3, 2023 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 16, 2023 · Theatrical
November 20, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
Canada
January 6, 2023 · Limited theatrical
January 13, 2023 · Theatrical
China
March 24, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
February 2, 2023 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 6, 2023 · Theatrical
France
February 1, 2023 · Theatrical
June 1, 2023 · Digital
June 7, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
August 1, 2023 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
February 2, 2023 · Theatrical
April 20, 2023 · Physical
Greece
January 5, 2023 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 21, 2023 · Limited theatrical
January 26, 2023 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 12, 2023 · Digital · TVOD
India
February 10, 2023 · Theatrical
Indonesia
January 13, 2023 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 6, 2023 · Theatrical
Israel
January 12, 2023 · Theatrical
December 18, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Italy
February 16, 2023 · Theatrical
Japan
March 10, 2023 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
January 12, 2023 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 6, 2023 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 28, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
February 9, 2023 · Theatrical
Poland
January 27, 2023 · Theatrical
September 24, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Portugal
January 13, 2023 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
January 12, 2023 · Theatrical
February 28, 2023 · Digital
March 14, 2023 · Physical
May 6, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Romania
January 13, 2023 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 23, 2023 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 5, 2023 · Theatrical
December 27, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
January 3, 2026 · TV · Markíza
South Africa
February 17, 2023 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 13, 2023 · Premiere
March 29, 2023 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 13, 2023 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 26, 2023 · Theatrical · German
February 1, 2023 · Theatrical · French
February 16, 2023 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
February 10, 2023 · Theatrical
Thailand
March 16, 2023 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 3, 2023 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 12, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 6, 2023 · Theatrical
April 3, 2023 · Physical · DVD
August 11, 2023 · Digital · Sky Cinema/Now TV
October 13, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
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