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  • O
  • Opened August 31, 2001 | Runtime:1 hr. 31 min.
  • R
    violence, a scene of strong sexuality, language and drug use
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • Moving the classic tale of Othello onto the basketball courts of a high school, the story focuses on a young black man named Odin (Phifer) who is convinced by a conniving best friend, Hugo (Hartnett) that his girlfriend (Stiles) is cheating on him. Read More
  • Cast: Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Elden Henson, Andrew Keegan
  • Director: Tim Blake Nelson
  • Genres: Tragedy, Melodrama, Teen Movie, Drama

O Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    To an astonishing degree, O gets the tragic Shakespeare mood, that somber...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    O has one advantage over "Othello" -- since it's a new movie, not a classic, it...

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    A good film for most of the way, and then a powerful film at the end, when, in...

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Artful and emotionally compelling.

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