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Dan in Real Life

  • 2007
  • K-7
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
104K
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Steve Carell in Dan in Real Life (2007)
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ComedyDramaRomance

A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.

  • Director
    • Peter Hedges
  • Writers
    • Pierce Gardner
    • Peter Hedges
  • Stars
    • Steve Carell
    • Juliette Binoche
    • Dane Cook
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    104K
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    • Director
      • Peter Hedges
    • Writers
      • Pierce Gardner
      • Peter Hedges
    • Stars
      • Steve Carell
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Dane Cook
    • 305User reviews
    • 208Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Juliette Binoche, Steve Carell, and Dane Cook in Dan in Real Life (2007)
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    Steve Carell
    Steve Carell
    • Dan
    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Marie
    Dane Cook
    Dane Cook
    • Mitch
    Alison Pill
    Alison Pill
    • Jane
    Britt Robertson
    Britt Robertson
    • Cara
    • (as Brittany Robertson)
    Marlene Lawston
    Marlene Lawston
    • Lilly
    Dianne Wiest
    Dianne Wiest
    • Nana
    John Mahoney
    John Mahoney
    • Poppy
    Norbert Leo Butz
    Norbert Leo Butz
    • Clay
    Amy Ryan
    Amy Ryan
    • Eileen
    Jessica Hecht
    Jessica Hecht
    • Amy
    Frank Wood
    Frank Wood
    • Howard
    Henry Priest Miller
    • Will
    • (as Henry Miller)
    Ella Miller
    • Rachel
    CJ Adams
    CJ Adams
    • Elliot
    • (as Cameron 'CJ' Adams)
    Jessica Lussier
    • Jessica
    Seth D'Antuono
    • Gus
    Margot Janson
    • Olivia
    • Director
      • Peter Hedges
    • Writers
      • Pierce Gardner
      • Peter Hedges
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Improvisation was encouraged during filming. One such case was the line: "This corn is like an angel." Allison Pill's (Jane) stoic expression turns into a failed attempt to hold back a grin. The outtakes show that the entire cast soon burst out laughing.
    • Goofs
      Dan stops for gas in New Jersey while he and the girls are driving up to the family's house. He is shown pumping gas. While it is against the law in New Jersey to pump your own gas, it is sometimes done and usually overlooked as an infraction by station staff.
    • Quotes

      Cara Burns: You don't have to worry because when it comes to sex, Marty is the one that wants to wait.

      Dan Burns: What part of that sentence is supposed to give me comfort?

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: American Gangster/Music Within/Before the Devil Knows You're Dead/Dan in Real Life/Control (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Airport Taxi Reception
      (2007)

      Written by Sondre Lerche

      Performed by Sondre Lerche and The Faces Down

      Courtesy of Astralwerks

      Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews305

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    9/10
    It could be Dan in real life
    This is my review of Dan in real life which i've just seen.

    The movie was in my eyes very realistic, and I think that is a big plus. I can't recollect that I've seen a movie where I felt that what I saw was real like I did with this movie. The acting was great, Steve Carrol gives the character so much, the awkwardness that he brings to the person in some of the scenes are just great, you feel like it was happening to you, and it probably could, and we are all familiar with the situations which are seen in this movie.

    The movie also had some great Hilarious moments. The movie was not made to be all fun, it had a good script, a nice well written story, where you at no time where confused about anything. The plot was straight out, and there was no time you where like oh my god what is happening now. In my opinion was the movie excellent :D:) And I loved the last scene, where he finish it with the best quote, and a really helpful one, which I would try thinking of from time to time in my life, a very good advice. And I think that that the movie had a nice message to send out to everyone, and it did it in a very good and well done way. Last words. I think that especially the connection between Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche was just fantastic. The emotions between them where very realistic and sweet. I rate this movie 9 out of 10, VERY close to a 10

    :) (:

    Edit: I bumped it up to 10 after rewatching several times. It's a movie I really like coming back to, so I think it deserves a 10.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Min brors flickvän
    • Filming locations
      • Point Judith Lighthouse, Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Focus Features
      • Jon Shestack Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,642,963
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,809,445
      • Oct 28, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $68,474,305
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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