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Lars and the Real Girl
Lars and the Real Girl
7.6
/10
5,058 Ratings

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

Directed by Craig Gillespie
United States, 2007
Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars’ new lady is a life-size plastic woman.

Synopsis

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars’ new lady is a life-size plastic woman.

Our take

A high-concept set-up quickly gives way to a fantastical examination of loneliness in this affecting romance from director Craig Gillespie. Earning an Oscar® nomination for its script, and with a tremendous lead in Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl is a tender tale about the power of illusion.