Dan in Real Life

"Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family."

2007 1h 38m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 1,401

ComedyRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Advice columnist Dan Burns 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.

“Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.”

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Cast

Steve Carell
Dan
Juliette Binoche
Marie
Dane Cook
Mitch
John Mahoney
Poppy
Emily Blunt
Ruthie Draper
Alison Pill
Jane
Britt Robertson
Cara
Marlene Lawston
Lilly

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Hedges
Writers: Pierce Gardner, Peter Hedges
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Hedges, shot by Lawrence Sher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sondre Lerche. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sarah Flack shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche and Dane Cook carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0480242 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Peter Hedges directs. Lawrence Sher behind the camera. Sondre Lerche scores. Sarah Flack cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Directed by Peter Hedges, shot by Lawrence Sher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Sondre Lerche. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Sarah Flack shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche and Dane Cook carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.".
7IMDB entry: tt0480242 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "daughter", "bookshop", "relationship", "widower".