Downtown Owl

Downtown Owl

R 2023 · 88 min · ★ 5.4 · Comedy, Drama

In 1983 Owl, North Dakota, the lives of three residents – elderly Horace, who spends his afternoons reminiscing in the local coffee shop; teenage Mitch, depressed backup quarterback star player-power-horse; and newly appointed high school English teacher Julia – along with those of the town's other residents, are upended by a historic whiteout blizzard.

Directed by Hamish Linklater · Written by Hamish Linklater

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Ed Harris Horace Jones
Lily Rabe Julia Rabia
August Blanco Rosenstein Mitch Hrlicka
Vanessa Hudgens Naomi
Jack Dylan Grazer Eli Zebra
Arianna Jaffier Rebecca Grooba
Finn Wittrock Coach Laidlaw
Henry Golding Vance Druid
Hamish Linklater Principal Valentine
Matt Roy Randall Harley
James Craven Marvin
Emma Halleen Katie Hrlicka

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