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Stranger Than Fiction -- An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.
Stranger Than Fiction -- An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.
Stranger Than Fiction -- An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Zach Helm (written by)
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Release Date:
10 November 2006 (USA) See more »
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Tagline:
Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period. See more »
Plot:
An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations See more »
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Great script See more (461 total) »

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Will Ferrell ... Harold Crick

William Dick ... IRS Co-Worker #1
Guy Massey ... IRS Co-Worker #2
Martha Espinoza ... IRS Co-Worker #3
T.J. Jagodowski ... IRS Co-Worker #4

Peter Grosz ... IRS Co-Worker #5
Ricky Adams ... Young Boy

Christian Stolte ... Young Boy's Father
Denise Hughes ... Kronecker Bus Driver
Peggy Roeder ... Polish Woman

Tonray Ho ... IRS Co-Worker #6

Tony Hale ... Dave

Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Ana Pascal
Danny Rhodes ... Bakery Employee #1
Helen Young ... Bakery Customer #1
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some disturbing images, sexuality, brief language and nudity.
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113 min
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1.85 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Finland:K-7 | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42015) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:10 | Argentina:Atp | Malaysia:U | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | South Korea:12 | Denmark:7 | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Netherlands:6

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Trivia:
The film borrows heavily from Niebla by Miguel de Unamuno, a Spanish novel about a character who becomes aware he is being narrated by a writer and goes to visit him. However, in Unamuno's story, the main character commits suicide.See more »
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the intro talking about Harold's life they say he counts the stroke of brushing his teeth each direction to 38 times. Then when the movie actually shows him brushing his teeth he only does it 24 times per up and down. In addition, when trying to provide his own narration, he appears to give a total of 72 (not 76).See more »
Quotes:
Penny Escher:And I suppose you smoked all these cigarettes?
Kay Eiffel:No, they came pre-smoked.
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Movie Connections:
References A Few Good Men (1992)See more »
Soundtrack:
I Turn My Camera OnSee more »

FAQ

If the book's ending was so perfect, why would Eiffel change it?
Why doesn't Harold tell Ana what was going to happen to him?
What is the song Harold plays for Ana?
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128 out of 190 people found the following review useful.
Great script, 6 October 2006
Author: keybdwizrd from United States

I saw this film at the Chicago Film Festival opening last night. I went not knowing a thing about it in advance, and was pleasantly surprised. I'd suggest that people DON'T read specifics about this film before seeing it.

The story/script is fantastic - I'd be surprised if it didn't get nominated for the big original screenplay awards. It's interesting, funny, poignant, and quite charming, actually.

The casting in general is wonderful... As someone else said, Hoffman is perfectly understated... I'd never seen Maggie Gyllenhaal before, but I'm a fan after seeing this one. And Emma Thompson could see a best supporting actress nod for this film.

Sadly, I thought the film's weakest point was the casting of Will Ferrell in the lead. He's not bad by any means, but he just doesn't work at the same level as the rest of the cast. Kudos to him for what he DOES accomplish in this film, but it would've had plenty of starpower without him, and the role could've been used to showcase someone else's talent.

All in all, thumbs up.

Just my two cents.

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