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O'Dessa

O'Dessa

Music · Drama · Science Fiction · 2025

A farm girl is on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test.

Movie details

O'Dessa

“Ain’t nothing more powerful than love.”

2025 Music · Drama · Science Fiction 1h 46m

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5.8 / 10

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A farm girl is on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Who fights over O'Dessa?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Geremy Jasper

Written by

Geremy Jasper

Sadie Sink

Sadie Sink

O'Dessa Galloway

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Euri Dervish

Murray Bartlett

Murray Bartlett

Plutonovich

Regina Hall

Regina Hall

Neon Dion

Pokey LaFarge

Pokey LaFarge

Vergil Galloway

Mark Boone Junior

Mark Boone Junior

Father Walter

Bree Elrod

Bree Elrod

Calliope Galloway

Court is in session

Put O'Dessa on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.