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Odd Thomas

Play trailer Poster for Odd Thomas Released Feb 26, 2014 1h 36m Fantasy Comedy Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A clairvoyant cook (Anton Yelchin) joins forces with his sweetheart (Addison Timlin) and the town sheriff (Willem Dafoe) to prevent an unknown catastrophe that may be linked to a weird stranger.
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Anton Yelchin is the right man for the title role, but Odd Thomas suffers from a jumbled tone.

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Bruce Ingram Chicago Sun-Times Yep, he's an odd one all right. You're likely to get tired of hearing about it pretty quick, though. Rated: 2/4 Feb 28, 2014 Full Review Cary Darling Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Odd Thomas is an engagingly lightweight and occasionally visually inventive film that should appeal to Koontz fans and anyone else open to his whimsical approach to horror. Rated: 3/5 Feb 28, 2014 Full Review Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer An endearing, witty romantic dramedy-slash-supernatural-thriller about a small desert town in California beset by demonic apparitions and a satanic cabal of deranged would-be mass murderers. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 28, 2014 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Subscribes to the notion that Hollywood entertainment consists of hammering the senses until the viewer has lost any semblance of intelligent thought. Rated: 2/4 Aug 18, 2022 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com A film that bungles the essence of romantic relationships, comedic timing, and preternatural thrills. Rated: 1/5 Aug 29, 2019 Full Review Karl Delossantos Smash Cut Reviews Odd Thomas has one really good thing going for it, and that's Anton Yelchin. After that, there's not much there. Rated: F Aug 8, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pat . This was quite the creative ride. The twist and turns were almost unpredictable, and even the ones that seemed to predictable still had a twist within themselves. This movie will leave you on edge the entire time and has a beautiful love story to pair with it. Luckily this love story isn't overbearing on the theme of the movie. I've seen some negative reviews for mentioning how odd he is constantly throughout the movie however, something important to keep in mind is that this is the entire purpose of the movie. It helps build his character and the perception of everybody around him. As to not get into spoilers, I will just say the ending has truly left me fulfilled. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/28/25 Full Review Amanda H I was bored one day so I watched it & I'm so glad I did b/c this is one of my absolute faves of all time! I'd label it as a Action/Comedy/Horror. I even cried like a big baby with this movie at the end, seriously, lol! Now, I'm a huge horror fanatic & if you are too then I think you'll like this one I promise! If you're looking for something scary, thrilling, gorey, etc., then this isn't for you. It's not scary at all really & maybe 1 or 2 jumps but mainly it's goofy, interesting, gross, suspenseful, & has a love story in it. Watched after Anton passed & when I realized this after watching it, I cried even more. Tragic the way he died! He had a very long career ahead of him in my opinion. He was really just getting started to get some great movies & become somewhat famous!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Ian S The most odd thing of all is why Willem Dafoe signed on for this silliness. Oddly corny and sleep inducing. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/01/25 Full Review Khaztiel Delbod D Un principio aburrido que más cogiendo ritmo mientras avanza y con un final que no me espere. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review Bruce L This PG-13 movie comes across like it was written as an r-rated thriller and then toned way down. It has very clunky narration which seems like it was added afterwards after focus groups were confused. Every bit of surprise is sucked out of it. Every bit of suspense or peril comes across flat because of this narration. What little world building they do with some sort of portal to hell and strange beings is never really fleshed out. This is really just a generic light-hearted action movie in which nobody really has an arc. Thomas knows he's odd right away and therefore we do right away. He starts off in love so we have no will they or won't they suspense?. We don't find out anything new about Thomas that he didn't already know. The visual effects are original and interesting to look at but this really comes across as a really long TV pilot that wound up as a movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review Tim M Odd Thomas has an appealing lead in Anton Yelchin, but Stephen Sommers's erratic direction makes this supernatural thriller wholly sinful. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/17/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A clairvoyant cook (Anton Yelchin) joins forces with his sweetheart (Addison Timlin) and the town sheriff (Willem Dafoe) to prevent an unknown catastrophe that may be linked to a weird stranger.
Director
Stephen Sommers
Producer
Stephen Sommers, John Baldecchi, Howard Kaplan
Screenwriter
Stephen Sommers
Distributor
Image, RLJ Entertainment
Production Co
The Sommers Company
Genre
Fantasy, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 26, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 36m
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