Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook

A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.

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70% liked it

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64% liked it

161 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Peter Hedges

Release Date: October 26, 2007

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DVD Release Date: March 11, 2008

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  • October 11, 2009
    I like Carell in TV's "The Office" but this movie missed the mark.
  • June 28, 2009
    I enjoy watching people crash. I'm glad Dane Cook is okay with it. It seemed like she made the decision rather easily, although so did they.
  • April 18, 2009
    As the title indicates, this is a "real life" story. I felt as if I wasn't actually watching a movie. Heartwarming and funny. Good movie.
  • March 19, 2009
    Heart warming tale,with a stand out for steve carrell.a men who can just do anything from comedy to this.Worth check out just for the performances in this...
  • February 7, 2009
    Dan In Real Life starring the hillarious Steve Carell and one of my favs Juliette Binoche. These two people find each other and are smitten at a book store one afternoon. Later they find themselves in a very odd circumstance. This is a funny movie worth seeing.
  • November 8, 2009
    A worth watching great movie flavored with romance and warmth of family!!
  • November 7, 2009
    Let's see this film from the right angle. It is an interesting concept that tries to avoid being exaggeratedly romantic. It also deviates from non-stop mindless and crude sexual content that slap the genre of "comedy" into the title of a film. The eternal family issues are shown ...( read more)here once more, but moral lessons can be found throughout and the film is a decent watch. Remember the pretentiousness of The Weather Man (2005)? This film has exactly the same problem, trying to reach several directions at the same time. Eve so, it is better than 70% of the American comedies released nowadays.

    57/100
  • November 6, 2009
    Un altro film a cui sono follemente affezionata, ogni volta che lo vedo mi mette di buon umore <3
  • November 5, 2009
    Cute. Ultimately a romantic comedy chick flick.
  • November 4, 2009
    Plan to be surprised.

    This Guy Over Here picks this as one of the Best Films of the 2000s

Critic Reviews


October 26, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

Finally a really smart, really funny movie about the ups and downs of life, love and family. full review

October 26, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Why must so many family-friendly romantic comedies give us such wan, forgettable dialogue and predictable situations? Dan is derivative at best, and feels like filmmaking by focus group at worst. full review

October 26, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

In the end, the commercial necessity of wrapping up a family comedy in less than 100 minutes seems to have trumped anything real about Dan's life. full review

October 26, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Dan in Real Life is neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observant.

October 26, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

There are some loud moments and big laughs. full review

October 25, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

There's nothing groundbreaking about Dan in Real Life -- it's a picture that could have been made 10 or 20 years ago -- and yet its easygoing, affable nature is exactly what makes it pleasurable. full review

October 25, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

For all its by-the-numbers plotting, Dan in Real Life is winningly good-natured and funny. full review

October 24, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Steve Carell's pursed-lipped awkwardness and sweet buffoonery are both in fine form, but those endearing qualities aren't nearly enough to salvage Peter Hedges's incorrigibly hackneyed film. full review

October 18, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The plot tickles sitcom, but the film is a winner because Carell and Binoche follow Hedges' lead and keep it real. Sharing their company really is a pleasure. full review

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