Lars and the Real Girl
2007 · Movie · PG-13 · 107 min · ★ 7.2 · 76% critics
Extremely shy Lars struggles to make friends and socialize, until he introduces a girlfriend he claims to have met online. His family, along with the wider community, chooses to support his unusual situation after advice from a doctor, turning a fragile private world into something shared and understood.
Also known as Lars et l'amour en boîte
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-10-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (2,068 votes)
- Box office
- $11,293,663
- Budget
- $12,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy tender, offbeat dramas about acceptance and compassion, where a community rallies around someone struggling, with humor handled lightly like in It’s Kind of a Funny Story or As Good as It Gets; Not for you if you want a pure comedy or a fully explained character backstory.
Pros: tender mental health focus; quirky, grounded story; heartfelt community support | Cons: not a comedy; pacing may drag; limited insight on issues
Themes
- dying and death
- shyness
- wisconsin
- delusion
- lone wolf
- loss
- loneliness
- doll
- mental illness
- blow up doll
- companion
- introspective
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ryan Gosling
as Lars Lindstrom
Emily Mortimer
as Karin
Paul Schneider
as Gus
R.D. Reid
as Reverand Bock
Kelli Garner
as Margo
Nancy Beatty
as Mrs. Gruner
Doug Lennox
as Mr. Hofstedter
Joe Bostick
as Mr. Shaw
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Liz Gordon
as Mrs. Schindler
Nicky Guadagni
as Mrs. Petersen
Directed by Craig Gillespie