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Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger Than Fiction

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Stranger Than Fiction

"Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period."

2006

1h 53m

7.3(2634 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Fantasy

Overview

Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.

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Amazon Video

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Production Companies

Mandate Pictures

Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Harold Crick

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Ana Pascal

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Professor Jules Hilbert

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Karen Eiffel

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Penny Escher

Tony Hale

Tony Hale

Dave

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Dr. Cayly

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

Dr. Mittag-Leffler

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Book Channel Host

John M. Watson Sr.

John M. Watson Sr.

TV Author

Creative team

Directed by: Marc Forster
Written by: Zach Helm
Produced by: Lindsay Doran

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