Dan in Real Life

Name: Dan in Real Life
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: October 26, 2007
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Dane Cook, Juliette Binoche, Steve Carell

2007

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: October 26, 2007 | PG-13

Starring: Dane Cook, Juliette Binoche, Steve Carell

Summary: Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but struggles to succeed as a brother a song and a single parent. (Touchstone Pictures)

Director: Peter Hedges

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 98 min

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Mick LaSalle

Dan in Real Life fires on so many circuits that at times it's actually shocking how good it is. Read full review

Premiere Glenn Kenny

A smart, sweet, and thoroughly disarming ensemble comedy that isn't afraid to wear its humanism on its sleeve. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Novelist-turned-writer/director Peter Hedges follows up his "Pieces Of April" debut with a comedy that's at once overstuffed and surprisingly subtle. Read full review

Connie Ogle

Dan in Real Life is basically a slightly less-sappy version of "TheFamily Stone." Read full review

Rick Kisonak

On its own terms, the picture is at least as contrived as it is charming and its characters in many cases bear less resemblance to flesh and blood human beings than those in a Farrelly brothers farce. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Beneath its aw-shucks, wants-to-be-liked exterior, this is a bankrupt motion picture. It's cloying, artificial, and not the least bit romantic. Read full review

M. E. Russell

I could see people enjoying Dan in Real Life, I guess -- the scenery is nice and the people are pretty and the songs are cute little emotion substitutes. But Dan? Buddy? It's not all about you. Read full review

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Shannon

Feb 7, 2009

I loved it! Great storyline, clean humor, very heartfelt... definitely one to add to the family collection.

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MaryE.

Oct 30, 2007

Beautifully written, unbelievable cast and a wonderful story. This is the kind of movie you can't stop thinking about even days later. Your reaction to this film may depend on how you relate to your own family...this family actually likes each other. Steve Carell deserves a Golden Beautifully written, unbelievable cast and a wonderful story. This is the kind of movie you can't stop thinking about even days later. Your reaction to this film may depend on how you relate to your own family...this family actually likes each other. Steve Carell deserves a Golden Globe nomination for this film.… Expand