The search for true love begins outside the box
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, Patricia Clarkson, Nancy Beatty |
| Director |
Craig Gillespie |
| Screenplay | Nancy Oliver |
| Music | David Torn |
| Cinematography | Adam Kimmel |
| Editing | Tatiana S. Riegel |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Sidney Kimmel Entertainment |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium
| Genre | Comedy, drama |
| Language | Mild |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | None |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | A gentle film, finely and sensitively made, but with mainly adult themes which may puzzle and confuse sensitive youngsters (family pain) and which might require parental reassurance. |
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Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
| Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
| Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Times Kenneth Turan  More than a romantic challenge. | 10 |  |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert How this all finally works out is deeply satisfying. Only after the movie is over do you realize what a balancing act it was, what risks it took, what rewards it contains. | 18 |  |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson That a movie about a man in love with a sex doll could be so disarmingly wholesome is part of what makes Lars and the Real Girl so surprising. | 15 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli Lars and the Real Girl is an example of how even the most ridiculous premise can be used to construct a smart, touching motion picture. | 15 | |
| ScreenItProbably not everyone's cup of tea, Lars and the Real Girl took me by surprise by its heartfelt and heartwarming elements, as well as avoiding the obvious for something far more unexpected. | 13 |  |
| Metacritic.com 31 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 105 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer One of the sweetest films of the year. | 16 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 2415 Netizens Don't wait for the DVD. | 17 | |
Average .. 73% | 15 | |