Books Similar to the Movie A Man Called Otto

So, you just saw the movie A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks. It was heartwarming and sweet! And you want to keep those warm fuzzies going. Well, there are a good number of books that are similar, starting with the book that the movie was based on, A MAN CALLED OVE. However, we have lots of other books with protagonists who are rejuvenated by an interaction with a new friend or a new experience. We’ve listed some of them below.

100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED by Jonas Jonasson (DB 75820; LB 07275)
AVAILABLE MAN by Hilma Wolitzer (BR 19617)
BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL by Deborah Moggach (DB 89071)
BIG FINISH by Brooke Fossey (DB 100114; BR 24769)
BRILLIANT LIFE OF EUDORA HONEYSETT by Annie Lyons (DB 103795; BR 24721)
CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER by Phaedra Patrick (DB 85718; BR 21656)
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman (DB 87829; LB 09081)
ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES by Emma Hooper (DB 81826; BRG 03833; LB 08102)
EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER by Linda Holmes (DB 95700, BR 22754)
HOW NOT TO DIE ALONE by Richard Roper (DB 95289)
JOAN IS OKAY by Weike Wang (DB 106795)
LILLIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK by Kathleen Rooney (DB 86852)
LITTLE OLD LADY WHO BROKE ALL THE RULES by C. Ingelman-Sundberg (DBC 06241)
LOST AND FOUND by Brooke Davis (DB 80899)
LOVE STORY OF MISSY CARMICHAEL by Beth Morrey (DB 99047)
MAJOR PETTIGREW’S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson (DB 70760; BR 18827; LB 06441)
MY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE’S SORRY by Fredrik Backman (DB 83204)
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt (DB 107924; BR 24204; LB 14401)
STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY by Gabrielle Zevin (DB 78978; LB 09180)
STORY OF ARTHUR TRULUV by Elizabeth Berg (DB 89990; BR 22155)
SWITCH by Beth O’Leary (DB 100417)
UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel Joyce (DB 76196; BR 20792)
VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS by Jesse Q. Sutanto (DB 113039; LB 14540)