Dan in Real Life

PG-13

Released Oct 26, 2007

1 hr. 38 min.

Romance

Comedy

List

65%

169 Reviews

Tomatometer

69%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Dan Burns (Steve Carell), a widower and advice columnist, meets a beautiful stranger (Juliette Binoche) in a bookstore and is instantly smitten. Unfortunately the woman, named Marie, is already involved with Dan's charismatic brother (Dane Cook). As a weekend family gathering gets underway, Dan and Marie try to hide their mutual attraction, but fall in love anyway.

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Critics Consensus

The fine performances elevate Dan in Real Life beyond its sentimental plot.

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Thuggin T

The movie is super slow-paced and overall, it's very, very predictable. Most situations just seem very forced and awkward. I get the message they were trying to go for, like you can't help who you fall for, but it has been done much better many times before and just seems to fall flat.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Miami4life

One of my favorite movies of all time, great rainy day on the beach film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Rob A

It's good. A few irksome moments, including a teenage daughter whom many parents might flip out on, but a few laugh-out-loud moments as well - especially early on. This is a well acted family drama with a love triangle at it's center. A young Emily Blunt will get your attention with her admittedly smaller role as well!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Thomas

I wish they made more movies like this today!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/23

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Sean S

Mr. Carell is a lovable lead that make this movie work. He does a great job of switching between the humor and the drama to make this movie work.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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John N

One of my favorites!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/23

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Peter Hedges

Director

Steve Carell

Dan

Juliette Binoche

Marie

Dane Cook

Mitch

Alison Pill

Jane

Dianne Wiest

Nana

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Ben Kenigsberg

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Rated: 2/5

Nov 16, 2011

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David Fear

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 16, 2011

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

Alas, [Hedges'] forays behind the camera with Pieces of April and now Dan in Real Life indicate he's got Sundance intentions but a Hallmark Channel soul.

Rated: 2/5

May 1, 2008

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Bárbara Escamilla

Cinemanía (Spain)

Falls short. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Nov 5, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Binoche takes the fairly one-note character of Marie and allows her to blossom.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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Mike Scott

Times-Picayune

A charming, though occasionally off-target -- and consistently tempo-challenged -- romantic comedy.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 9, 2009

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Synopsis

Dan Burns (Steve Carell), a widower and advice columnist, meets a beautiful stranger (Juliette Binoche) in a bookstore and is instantly smitten. Unfortunately the woman, named Marie, is already involved with Dan's charismatic brother (Dane Cook). As a weekend family gathering gets underway, Dan and Marie try to hide their mutual attraction, but fall in love anyway.

Director: Peter Hedges
Executive Producer: Darlene Caamano Loquet, Mari-Jo Winkler, Noah Rosen
Screenwriter: Pierce Gardner, Peter Hedges
Distributor: Buena Vista
Production Co: Jon Shestack
Rating: PG-13 (Some Innuendo)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.6M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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