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  • O'Horten
  • Opened May 22, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 30 min.
  • G
    nudity
  • At the age of 67, Odd Horten (Bard Owe) is forced to retire from his longtime job as a train engineer. Having lived nearly his whole adult life in the shadow of the railyard, he finds it difficult to adjust to his new life. After a series of strange Read More
  • Cast: Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby, Bjørn Floberg, Kai Remlov
  • Director: Bent Hamer
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign

O'Horten Critic Reviews

Go 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.

  • 90
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    Enlivened with droll wit and framed with robust sensitivity, O'Horten is an...

  • 88
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    O'Horten is a precise, deadpan drama of slapstick existentialism - a Bent Hamer...

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Odd is played by Baard Owe, a trim, fit man with a neat mustache, who may cause...

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Jack Nicholson's dyspeptic retiree in "About Schmidt" would no doubt identify...

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