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Lars and the Real Girl

United States

2007

106 Min
Color
1.85:1
Spanish, English
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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DIR Craig Gillespie

EXEC Peter Berg, Whitney Brown, William Horberg, Bruce Toll

PROD Sarah Aubrey, John Cameron, Sidney Kimmel

SCR Nancy Oliver

DP Adam Kimmel

CAST Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, Patricia Clarkson, Boyd Banks, Nancy Beatty, Lauren Ash, Joshua Peace

ED Tatiana S. Riegel

PROD DES Arvinder Grewal

MUSIC David Torn

Toronto (Special Presentations)

Synopsis

In this comedy, Lars Lindstrom is an awkwardly shy young man in a small northern town who finally brings home the girl of his dreams to his brother and sister-in-law’s home. The only problem is that she’s not real – she’s a sex doll Lars ordered off the Internet. But sex is not what Lars has in mind, but rather a deep, meaningful relationship. His sister-in-law is worried for him, his brother thinks he’s nuts, but eventually the entire town goes along with his delusion in support of this sweet natured boy that they’ve always loved. —IMDb

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cinepheel

6May13

Kitsch. But Ryan Gosling is a great, great actor.

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Lee

5Apr13

So I first saw this film when it came out. I watched it again and I have to say that I'm surprised I only gave this 3*! I love the writing in this movie, I truly appreciate it. The story is original too and this movie reminds me again how awesome Ryan Gosling's acting is.

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David

17Mar13

I don't know what to think about this film. It made me laugh a few times, it made me feel conected with the main characters, and it made me cringe a lot. The development went in a old hollywood way, and I just wanted this movie to be more like, the main character overcoming his problem completly instead of just going with giving the doll a "life". But whatever, It had a bunch of cute moments and was entertaining.

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Vasu C

22Feb13

Excellent watch. The film moves at a steady pace throughout and is very well written. Very touching. Phenomenal performance by Gosling.

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TIFF Report: LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Ryan Gosling’s winning streak continues with his radiant performance as Lars Lindstrom in Craig Gillespie’s crowd-pleasing dramedy Lars and the Real Girl; an unconventional yet poignant love story. Lars
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TIFF Report: LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
Ryan Gosling’s winning streak continues with his radiant performance as Lars Lindstrom in Craig Gillespie’s crowd-pleasing dramedy Lars and the Real Girl; an unconventional yet poignant love story. Lars
read on Twitchfilm.net

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LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (2007)

By Jesse Taylor on May 22, 2011

Lars and the Real Girl could have easily been turned into an uproariously funny comedy with a stupid ending and schmaltzy performances all around. Luckily, screenwriter Nancy Oliver, who co-wrote many…  read review

Are you sure? It’s not growing back … Lars and the Real Girl

By jaredmo​barak on March 21, 2010

I was very worried about how I would take Lars and the Real Girl. Despite an Oscar nominated script, a cast of some of my favorites, and a quirky enough plot to pique my interest, I still had many…  read review

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