A Man Called Otto

suicide theme

Director(s)Marc Forster

Production year2022

Genre(s)Drama

Approx. running minutes121m

CastTom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, John Higgins, Tony Bingham, Lily Kozub, Mack Bayda, Cameron Britton, Juanita Jennings, Peter Lawson Jones, Marc Forster, Fredrik Backman, Hannes Holm, David Magee, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Fredrik Wikström, Rita Wilson, Thomas Newman, Matthias Koenigswieser, Matt Chesse, Francine Maisler, Molly Rose, Barbara Ling

A Man Called Otto

suicide theme

Heartfelt, emotional drama in which a grieving widower considers ending his life. Although suicide is a theme, its prese ...

Heartfelt, emotional drama in which a grieving widower considers ending his life. Although suicide is a theme, its presentation is tempered by comedy and a message of recognising the value of living and doing good.

violence

language

discrimination

suicide and self-harm

theme

threat and horror

sex

drugs

suicide theme

Classified Date:

09/12/2022

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.

violence

There are brief moments of mild violence as people lose their temper and lash out at others. A man insults a woman by insinuating she may be "full of diseases" after she tries to harm a stray cat.

language

There is use of moderate bad language ('prick', 'bitch') and milder terms including 'bastard', 'hell', 'piss', 'shit', 'God', 'crap' and 'son of a bitch'.

discrimination

Verbal references are made to transphobic behaviour and ableism, but such actions are not condoned and the film promotes inclusivity.

suicide and self-harm

A man makes a series of suicide attempts before eventually finding new reasons to live.

theme

Upsetting scenes include a man grieving for his deceased wife, and a couple in tears after learning they have lost their unborn baby as a result of a vehicle crash. There are references to different illnesses, including cancer.

suicide theme

Classified Date:

03/04/2023

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

violence

There are brief moments of mild violence as people lose their temper and lash out at others. A man insults a woman by insinuating she may be "full of diseases" after she tries to harm a stray cat.

language

There is use of moderate bad language ('prick', 'bitch') and milder terms including 'bastard', 'hell', 'piss', 'shit', 'God', 'crap' and 'son of a bitch'.

discrimination

Verbal references are made to transphobic behaviour and ableism, but such actions are not condoned and the film promotes inclusivity.

suicide and self-harm

A man makes a series of suicide attempts before eventually finding new reasons to live.

theme

Classified Date:

18/10/2022

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.

Classified Date:

17/10/2022

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.

Classified Date:

14/10/2022

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.

Classified Date:

03/04/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

03/04/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

17/01/2023

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Classified date03/00/2023

LanguageEnglish

violence

language

discrimination

suicide and self-harm

theme

threat and horror

sex

drugs

Director(s)Marc Forster

Production year2022

Genre(s)Drama

Approx. running minutes121m

suicide theme

Classified Date:

09/12/2022

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.

violence

There are brief moments of mild violence as people lose their temper and lash out at others. A man insults a woman by insinuating she may be "full of diseases" after she tries to harm a stray cat.

language

There is use of moderate bad language ('prick', 'bitch') and milder terms including 'bastard', 'hell', 'piss', 'shit', 'God', 'crap' and 'son of a bitch'.

discrimination

Verbal references are made to transphobic behaviour and ableism, but such actions are not condoned and the film promotes inclusivity.

suicide and self-harm

A man makes a series of suicide attempts before eventually finding new reasons to live.

theme

suicide theme

Classified Date:

03/04/2023

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

violence

There are brief moments of mild violence as people lose their temper and lash out at others. A man insults a woman by insinuating she may be "full of diseases" after she tries to harm a stray cat.

language

There is use of moderate bad language ('prick', 'bitch') and milder terms including 'bastard', 'hell', 'piss', 'shit', 'God', 'crap' and 'son of a bitch'.

discrimination

Verbal references are made to transphobic behaviour and ableism, but such actions are not condoned and the film promotes inclusivity.

suicide and self-harm

A man makes a series of suicide attempts before eventually finding new reasons to live.

theme

Classified Date:

18/10/2022

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.

Classified Date:

17/10/2022

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.

Classified Date:

14/10/2022

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.

Classified Date:

03/04/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

03/04/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

17/01/2023

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Classified date03/00/2023

LanguageEnglish