Monday Morning Maybe

Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for Oslo

Oslo

Seen it?

2021 | 118 min | TV Movie, Drama, History

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved Seabiscuit or Flags of Our Fathers, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    75% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    Won 1 Critics' Choice Award: Critics' Choice Television Awards: Best Movie Made for Television. Also nominated for 1 Emmy and 1 PGA Award. Plus 2 other awards.

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 37K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Bartlett Sher

  • Ruth WilsonMona Juul
  • Andrew ScottTerje Rød-Larsen
  • Salim DawAhmed Qurei
  • Waleed ZuaiterHassan Asfour
  • Jeff WilbuschUri Savir
  • Igal NaorJoel Singer
  • Doval'e GlickmanYair Hirschfield
  • Rotem KeinanRon Pundak
  • Itzik CohenYossi Beilin
  • Tobias ZilliacusJan Egeland