Storyline
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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Cast
Emily Mortimer, Billy Parrott, Torquil Colbo, Ryan Gosling, Patricia Clarkson, Arnold Pinnock, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Boyd Banks, Joshua Peace, Kelli Garner, Paul Schneider, Doug Lennox, Nicky Guadagni, Liisa Repo-Martell, Lauren Ash, R. D. Reid, Nancy Beatty, Joe Bostick, Liz Gordon, Karen Robinson, Alec McClure, Sally Cahill, Angela Vint, Darren Hynes, Víctor Gómez, Tommy Chang, Aurora Browne, Tannis Burnett, Lindsey Connell, Aaron Ferguson, Danna Howe, Annabelle Torsein, Tim Blake
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Reviews
100
Wall Street Journal
It's nothing less than a miracle that the director, Craig Gillespie, and the writer, Nancy Oliver, have been able to make such an endearing, intelligent and tender comedy from a premise that, in other hands, might sustain a five-minute sketch on TV.
91
The movie is an idyllic view of life as it ought to be, rather than the way it is.
88
At a time when romantic comedies seem to have exhausted unique ideas, along comes Lars, an original, amusing and heartfelt tale sharply written by Nancy Oliver (Six Feet Under).
80
The Hollywood Reporter
A deep, sweet-hearted study not only of one lonely character but also of the community that supports him.
75
While "quirky" is a good descriptor for the production, Lars and the Real Girl isn't so bizarre that mainstream movie goers will reject it. This is an offbeat independent production that could become one of those big little fall surprises.
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