A Man Called Ove - Movie Reviews (2024)

A somewhat rushed final act and a couple of storylines that never quite come to life are the only slight disappointments.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 7, 2023

What a funny and heartwarming story! Rolf Lassgård is immediately likable despite his gruff exterior. Such a beautiful celebration of life and friendship, but glad that it doesn’t shy away from showing the darker moments in Ove’s life.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 3, 2023

Despite his prickly nature the film’s protagonist is easy to enjoy and eventually sympathize with. That’s mainly due to the surprising amount of tenderness packed into the story and a fabulous lead performance.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

At times a difficult dark comedy and other times a touching, introspective drama, do yourself a favor and get to know Ove...

Full Review | Apr 15, 2021

A Man Called Ove is the kind of film you start off resisting yet ultimately surrender to its charms.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Aug 30, 2020

It is a wholesome, lovely and endearing film about love, life, death and the connections we make along the way.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 30, 2020

The funny is well earned, and the filmmaker parcels them out carefully so as not to ruin the overall mood of A Man Called Ove, a film that captures the spirit of the book and translates it beautifully to the big screen.

Full Review | Apr 28, 2020

Besides lots of black humor, A Man Called Ove is a fun character study that shows the power of community and the benefits of diversity.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 5, 2020

The film is just like Ove himself. Quietly moving, darkly funny, sweetly tender, incredibly sincere and oh-so heartbreaking.

Full Review | Jan 27, 2020

The film is funny, surprising, moving, and even romantic as it unspools Ove's story.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 1, 2019

Told with love and care, and a level of craftsmanship that would make Ove himself proud.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 1, 2019

It's not a crime to make a sentimental film - it's a viable genre and sensibility - so there is much to commend A Man Called Ove for amid its calculating machinations.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 3, 2018

A Man Called Ove is exactly as advertised: a funny, feel-good piece that is safe and agreeable (and nothing more).

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 5, 2018

Ove is developed as a true to life character, one with many flaws, ranging from hilarious to appalling, but with endearing human qualities as well.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 27, 2018

Unless you are simply opposed on principle to feeling uplifted by a mordantly humorous melodrama, you will dab your sad old eyes at "A Man Called Ove."

Full Review | Aug 23, 2018

You wouldn't expect one of the most charming, heartwarming films in recent memory to center on a man repeatedly trying to commit suicide.

Full Review | Jul 20, 2018

The emotional impact goes through the screen and hits the viewer's chest, something very few films are capable of. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Dec 29, 2017

A rather contrived plot point upon the film's conclusion should not mar Holm's overall handling of potentially saccharine material with such uplifting aplomb.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2017

A reminder that a shared life is better than a solitary one.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Nov 13, 2017

Your handkerchief will get a good workout at this one.

Full Review | Sep 20, 2017