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Lars and the Real Girl

  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
171K
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Ryan Gosling in Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
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A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.

  • Director
    • Craig Gillespie
  • Writer
    • Nancy Oliver
  • Stars
    • Ryan Gosling
    • Emily Mortimer
    • Paul Schneider
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    171K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,400
    150
    • Director
      • Craig Gillespie
    • Writer
      • Nancy Oliver
    • Stars
      • Ryan Gosling
      • Emily Mortimer
      • Paul Schneider
    • 452User reviews
    • 229Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 36 nominations total

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    Top Cast35

    Ryan Gosling
    Ryan Gosling
    • Lars Lindstrom
    Emily Mortimer
    Emily Mortimer
    • Karin
    Paul Schneider
    Paul Schneider
    • Gus
    R.D. Reid
    • Reverend Bock
    Kelli Garner
    Kelli Garner
    • Margo
    Nancy Beatty
    • Mrs. Gruner
    Doug Lennox
    Doug Lennox
    • Mr. Hofstedtler
    Joe Bostick
    Joe Bostick
    • Mr. Shaw
    Liz Gordon
    • Mrs. Schindler
    Nicky Guadagni
    Nicky Guadagni
    • Mrs. Petersen
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Dagmar
    Karen Robinson
    Karen Robinson
    • Cindy
    Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
    Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
    • Kurt
    Billy Parrott
    Billy Parrott
    • Erik
    Sally Cahill
    Sally Cahill
    • Deb
    Angela Vint
    • Sandy
    Liisa Repo-Martell
    Liisa Repo-Martell
    • Laurel
    Boyd Banks
    Boyd Banks
    • Russell
    • Director
      • Craig Gillespie
    • Writer
      • Nancy Oliver
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The scene where Lars and Bianca are about to enter the party was entirely improvised by Ryan Gosling (Lars), as well as the scene where he performs CPR on Margo's teddy bear.
    • Goofs
      At the first dinner with Lars and Bianca, the glass of milk Lars is drinking suddenly appears on the opposite side of his plate when he begins cutting Bianca's food.
    • Quotes
      • Lars Lindstrom: [to Bianca, after she is given flowers] Those are nice, huh? And they're not real, so they'll last forever.
    • Crazy credits
      Bianca Wrangler
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Elizabeth: The Golden Age/Lars and the Real Girl/Sleuth/We Own the Night/My Kid Could Paint That (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Sorry
      Written by Matt McMullen and Clay Davis
      Performed by Nick Black
      Courtesy of Black Eye Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 2, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Lars Y La Chica Real
    • Filming locations
      • Alton, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
      • Lars Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,972,884
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $90,418
      • Oct 14, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,294,067
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 46m(106 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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