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Lars and the Real Girl

20071h 47mComedy · Drama · Romance
directed by Craig Gillespie

“The search for true love begins outside the box.”

6.6 / 10 Compare with…16 stills

Ratings report

My score
6.6 / 10
TMDB
7.2 / 10
2,088 votes
IMDb
7.3 / 10
166,264 votes
Metacritic
70 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
81%

The scorecard 6.6 / 10

Content 3.6 Form 3
CONTENT · 3.6 Originality5Character3Continuity4Suspense3Message3FORM · 3 Acting4Cinematography3Sound3Directing2Design3Overall6.6 / 10
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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Ryan Gosling·Lars Lindstrom
Emily Mortimer·Karin
Paul Schneider·Gus
R.D. Reid·Reverand Bock
Kelli Garner·Margo
Nancy Beatty·Mrs. Gruner
Doug Lennox·Mr. Hofstedter
Joe Bostick·Mr. Shaw
Liz Gordon·Mrs. Schindler
Nicky Guadagni·Mrs. Petersen

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