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Lars and the Real Girl

Play trailer Poster for Lars and the Real Girl PG-13 Released Oct 12, 2007 1h 47m Comedy Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Extremely shy Lars (Ryan Gosling) finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother (Paul Schneider) and sister-in-law (Emily Mortimer) 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. On the advice of a doctor (Patricia Clarkson), his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
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Lars and the Real Girl could've so easily been a one-joke movie. But the talented cast, a great script, and direction never condescends to its character or the audience.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Lars and the Real Girl not only wimps out but has also, at its heart, a fake doll that may be the least fake thing in it. Aug 23, 2018 Full Review Liz Hoggard London Evening Standard The film is often very funny. The acting is first-class, especially Gosling, who never patronises his character. Jan 11, 2018 Full Review Andrea Gronvall Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review It's a heartfelt film, unexpectedly making us laugh at, yet feel for, the complex, damaged main character and his hopeful real-life romance. Rated: 3/4 Sep 6, 2023 Full Review Gayle Sequeira BFI Lars and the Real Girl is a tragicomic examination of male loneliness. Jul 29, 2023 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …plays nicely with questions about how best to deal with delusion… Rated: 4/5 Jul 20, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Eduardo M Surprisingly a very good movie about mental health and how a community can work together (to mobilize) and get past their own preconception about what is normal in order to help a person - a pleasant sense of community seen on the screen but not very often lived outside it. I am feel sorry for the adult audience that will not be able to do the same as the adults on the movie did - get past their preconception, focusing not on the fact that the doll plays an important role for the storytelling but in the empathetic message of the movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review Early W It is a bitter sweet tale of a man with severe social anxiety; he's delusional and has a fear of physical contact. I didn't find it funny as much as sad because of the reality that there are many men out there just like Lars. Gosling, who is often cast as a heart throb leading man, plays the socially inept Lars as if he has been doing it all his life. It is quirky at times and you can't help but feel the awkwardness in the room when Lars wheels in Bianca or the scene cuts to them sitting together at a party or church sermon. Yet, I think the film plays these moments off well without letting the cringe ramp up to unbearable levels. By the end you get a sense of satisfaction knowing that Lars has a lot of people in his life who care deeply for him, and he finally starts to realize this. Great acting, great script and direction. Definitely check it out. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review Michael V The search for true love begins outside the box. Lars and the Real Girl is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written by Nancy Oliver and directed by Craig Gillespie 👧🏼 Not bad, but not my favourite either 😐 Meh, it passed the time. Just. 😐 👍🏼👎🏼 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. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Gerardo V FUNNY BUT SINCERE COMEDY. The consensus RT put out matches it perfectly. could've been the usual 2000s lowball comedy, but instead they actually tell a story that interesting and at times sad, it reminds us that in reality, there are many people just like Lars. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/04/24 Full Review Thomas G My wife made me pick a romance for us to see - so I chose this movie. It was a beautifully done movie☺️ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review Jerod S Gosling is a talented guy - playing an incredible socially awkward guy that lives in the garage with a fake doll. It's gooey center is that his family and town love him - and he finds some sanity. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Extremely shy Lars (Ryan Gosling) finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother (Paul Schneider) and sister-in-law (Emily Mortimer) 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. On the advice of a doctor (Patricia Clarkson), his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
Director
Craig Gillespie
Producer
Sarah Aubrey, John Cameron, Sidney Kimmel
Screenwriter
Nancy Oliver
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sex-Related Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 12, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.9M
Runtime
1h 47m
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