Dan in Real Life

2007
PG-13
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

108K

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POPULARITY

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Feel-Good Romance Comedy Drama Romance

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

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

108K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,843

111

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 nominations

Cara
(as Brittany Robertson)

Marlene Lawston

Lilly

Dianne Wiest

Nana

John Mahoney

Poppy

Norbert Leo Butz

Clay

Amy Ryan

Eileen

Jessica Hecht

Frank Wood

Howard

Henry Priest Miller

Will
(as Henry Miller)

Ella Miller

Rachel

CJ Adams

Elliot
(as Cameron 'CJ' Adams)

Jessica Lussier

Jessica

Seth D'Antuono

Margot Janson

Olivia

Director
- Peter Hedges
Writers
- Pierce Gardner
- Peter Hedges
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
Improvisation was encouraged during filming. One such case was the line: "This corn is like an angel." Allison Pill's (Jane) stoic expression turns into a failed attempt to hold back a grin. The outtakes show that the entire cast soon burst out laughing.

Goofs
Dan stops for gas in New Jersey while he and the girls are driving up to the family's house. He is shown pumping gas. While it is against the law in New Jersey to pump your own gas, it is sometimes done and usually overlooked as an infraction by station staff.

Quotes
Cara Burns: You don't have to worry because when it comes to sex, Marty is the one that wants to wait.
Dan Burns: What part of that sentence is supposed to give me comfort?

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: American Gangster/Music Within/Before the Devil Knows You're Dead/Dan in Real Life/Control (2007)

Soundtracks
Airport Taxi Reception
(2007)
Written by Sondre Lerche
Performed by Sondre Lerche and The Faces Down
Courtesy of Astralwerks
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

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Featured review

9/10

Great Family comedy, enjoyed it more than i thought i was

When i first got this film i wasn't expecting much im not one for PG comedies not really one for PG movies period (i like to see life as life and i don't see it in a PG movie just me i guess) but this was actually a hilarious movie that didn't need swear words or make fun of people jokes this was a hilarious comedy that makes you laugh at family, love, and the awykward'ness of life i guess you can say. not going to say much but if you want a great family film this is it. there are a lot of laugh out loud scenes in the movie but take a look out for the funniest scene when Steve Carrell and his brother in the movie Dane Cook go out double dateing. hilarious 8.7 out of 10