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Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl

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Lars and the Real Girl

"The search for true love begins outside the box."

2007

1h 47m

7.2(2104 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.

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Production Companies

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

Lars Lindstrom

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Karin

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

Gus

R.D. Reid

R.D. Reid

Reverand Bock

Kelli Garner

Margo

Nancy Beatty

Nancy Beatty

Mrs. Gruner

Doug Lennox

Doug Lennox

Mr. Hofstedter

Joe Bostick

Joe Bostick

Mr. Shaw

Liz Gordon

Mrs. Schindler

Nicky Guadagni

Nicky Guadagni

Mrs. Petersen

Creative team

Directed by: Craig Gillespie
Written by: Nancy Oliver
Produced by: John Cameron
Sarah Aubrey

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