Dan in Real Life (2007)

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Directed by

Peter Hedges

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Steve Carell
Dan

Juliette Binoche
Marie

Dane Cook
Mitch

Alison Pill
Jane

Brittany Robertson
Cara

Marlene Lawston
Lilly

Dianne Wiest
Nana

John Mahoney
Poppy

Written by

Pierce Gardner
(written by) and

Peter Hedges
(written by)

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Great RomCom, but predicable as hell

17 years ago at Mar 26 4:57

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For starters, Steve Carell is the only reason I watched this film, and its the perfect role in which he excels at - as a lovable down-on-his-luck good guy with great punch lines.

Not being a fan of romantic comedies (i'm a guy, after all), I still found myself somewhat impressed with this one, and even fought back tears in one scene (when Steve was telling his three daughters which ... read more

Dan in Real Life

17 years, 4 months ago at Nov 29 17:57

jasoncarulli

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Love Steve Carell. Dane Cook continues to prove that the leap from standup to the silver screen is not working. Overall, it was good, but extremely awkward situations made me squirm in my theater seat. I definitely could have waited till video.

A missed oportunity

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When I first heard about this movie, I thought it sounded really promising so I was quite eager to check it out. Indeed, it is always intriguing when a US production hires a great actress like Juliette Binoche. Eventually she was, as usual, really good here and it was very nice to see her doing something else. I was also impressed by Emily Blunt who once again stole the show in a rather small part... read more

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Advice columnist and widowed father of three, Dan Burns (Steve Carell) has met someone new. Marie (Juliette Binoche) is beautiful, she's smart -- and she just so happens to be the girlfriend of Dan's brother Mitch (Dane Cook). With a publicly recognized moral compass, Dan finds himself torn between reaching for happiness and keeping the peace in his family. Dianne Wiest and John Mahoney co-star in this romantic comedy from director Peter Hedges.

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