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Steve Carell stars in the title role in “Dan in Real Life,” an adult romantic comedy, emphasis on the comedy.  This is not a teen comedy, with bathroom jokes and lowball humor.  This one is smart, and witty and sweet and off-beat all at the same time.  Dan is a widower, on a weekend visit to the parents lake home with his whole family – brothers, sisters, assorted nieces and nephews and his 3 daughters.  Many of the laughs come from daughter number 2, a typical drama queen teen in love.  Juliette Binoche plays Marie, Dan’s love interest, who also happens to be his brother’s girlfriend.  A nice little conflict that plays on different levels.

The audience was a mix of date night couples and older teens who are Steve Carell fans.  The movie actually got applause at the end.  I loved it!  No sex scenes, no violence, no swearing, just lots of good writing and acting – quite refreshing!

 


 

 

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Dan in Real Life (2007)

PG-13 98 min - Comedy, Romance, Drama - 26 October 2007
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Advice columnist Dan Burns (Carell) is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.

Director:  Peter Hedges
Stars:  Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Emily Blunt, Alison Pill, Britt Robertson, Marlene Lawston, Norbert Leo Butz, Amy Ryan, Jessica Hecht, Frank Wood, CJ Adams, Henry Priest Miller, Amy Landecker, Matthew Morrison, Willa Cuthrell-Tuttleman, Shana Carr

Storyline

Advice columnist Dan Burns (Carell) is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.


Tagline: Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Details

Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  26 October 2007

Box Office

Budget:  $25,000,000
Revenue:  $68,377,859

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Touchstone Pictures, Focus Features, Jon Shestack Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 38 min
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