Directed by Marc Forster Written by Fredrik Backman   Hannes Holm   David Magee   Cast Tom Hanks ... Otto John Higgins ... Hardware Store Clerk Tony Bingham ... Hardware Store Customer Lily Kozub ... Hardware Store Taylor Mack Bayda ... Malcolm Cameron Britton ... Jimmy Juanita Jennings ... Anita Peter Lawson Jones ... Reuben Max Pavel ... Andy Kailey Hyman ... Barb Peter Sipla ... Stimco Steel Boss Patrick Stanny ... Stimco Steel Terry Allyson R. Hood ... Stimco Steel Co-Worker #2 Carl Clemons ... Stimco Steel Worker #4 Connor McCanlus ... Stimco Steel Worker #5 Kristy Nolen ... Stimco Steel Worker #3 Dominick Marrone ... Stimco Steel Co-Worker #1 Cindy Jackson ... Delivery Person Mariana Treviño ... Marisol Manuel Garcia-Rulfo ... Tommy Christiana Montoya ... Luna Alessandra Perez ... Abbie Rachel Keller ... Sonya Bodhi Wilson ... Child Otto Ira Amyx ... Otto's Father Greg Allan Martin ... Lucas Truman Hanks ... Young Otto Jon Osbeck ... Army Doctor Elle Chapman ... Sarah, Train Ticketer Bryant Carroll ... Train Conductor '73 Mike Birbiglia ... Dye & Merica Real Estate Agent Julian Manjerico ... Beppo the Clown Jon Donahue ... Officer Dudley (as a different name) Aaron Marcus ... Train Station Businessman (as Aaron Robert Marcus) Jeff Hochendoner ... Burly Train Commuter Vance Tinsley ... Train Commuter #1 Clay Davis ... Train Commuter #2 Jared Frenke ... Train Commuter #3 James Peyton ... Train Commuter #4 Josephine Valentina Clark ... Influencer Abbey Josefine Lindegaard ... Influencer Julia Kathleen Regan ... Train Station Commuter #5 Micah Southwood ... Train Station Mother Hunter Southwood ... Train Station Child Spenser Granese ... Nick (Driving Lesson Muscle Head) Emonie Ellison ... Young Anita Lavel Schley ... Young Reuben Kelly Lamor Wilson ... Shari Kenzie David Magee ... Dye & Merica Rep '83 William Paul Clark ... Dye & Merica Agent #2 '83 Rachel Layne ... Dye & Merica Secret Agent Mark Philip Stevenson ... Funeral Minister Uncredited Cast Todd C. Adelman ... Train Station Commuter Gina Aponte ... Train Rider Angie Bienemann ... Train Passenger Olivia Brown ... Teen Neighbor Barton Bund ... Doctor Martina Castelli ... Nurse Lisa Coffey ... Train Commuter Spyro Curtis ... Motel Owner Ashley Dacek ... Train Commuter Dave Edmonds ... Train Station Passenger Joe Fishel ... Doctor Xander Goldman ... Train Passenger Tania S. Grant ... Train Passenger Alex Haines ... College Student Allen Michael Harris ... Civilian Dustin Heavilin ... Train Passenger Nayab Hussain ... Dr. Ellis Floyd Jackson ... Neighbor Robin K. Johnson ... Anna Gina Jun ... Neighbor Kirk Kelly ... Neighbor Daniel Lamont ... Traveler Johnna Leary ... Neighbor C.J. Lee ... Pedestrian Rolando Mays ... Pedestrian Gabrielle McAndrew ... Train Station Staff Mark Murtha ... Train Passenger Phil Nardozzi ... Hospital Patient Olivia Pagone ... College Student Frankie Palombi ... Neighbor Robyne Parrish ... Realtor Roger Petan ... Train Passenger Rebecca Phipps ... Pedestrian Hilda Ivette Rodriguez ... Neighbor Jay Stockslader ... Motel Resident Stephanie Swift ... Neighbor at Shower Branislav R. Tatalovic ... Train Passenger William Wilmoth ... Groundskeeper Valena Zitello ... Graduation Student Produced by Neda Backman   Celia D. Costas   Nerys Davies   Dianne Dreyer   Marc Forster   John Friedberg   Gary Goetzman   Tom Hanks   Tor Jonasson   Tim King   David Magee   Kate Myers   Michael Porseryd   Louise Rosner   Steve Shareshian   Sudie Smyth   Fredrik Wikström   Rita Wilson   Renée Wolfe   Original Music by Thomas Newman

Additional Info Premiere: December 25, 2022 Theatrical Release: January 04, 2023 DVD Release: March 14, 2023 Blu-ray Release: March 14, 2023 Countries: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies 2DUX² (production) Artistic Films (production) Big Indie Pictures (in association with) Columbia Pictures (presents) Playtone (production) SF Productions SF Studios (in association with) STX Entertainment Sony Pictures Releasing TSG Entertainment (in association with) Distributors Columbia Pictures   (2022) (United States) (theatrical) Sony Pictures Releasing   (2022) (United States) (theatrical) Sony Pictures Releasing   (2022) (World-wide) (theatrical) Stage 6 Films   (2023) (World-wide) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,284 / 20,906 Site Ranking #1,280 Coherence (2013) #1,281 They Live (1988) #1,282 The French Dispatch (2021) #1,283 Margin Call (2011) #1,284 A Man Called Otto (2022) #1,285 John Q. (2002) #1,286 Shallow Hal (2001) #1,287 8MM (1999) #1,288 Spartacus (1960)