Release Date
October 26, 2007
DVD Release Date
March 11, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Peter Hedges
Writer
Pierce Gardner, Peter Hedges
Cast
Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Emily Blunt, Norbert Leo Butz, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, Marlene Lawston
Studio
Running Time
95 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some innuendo
What is Dan in Real Life about?
Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent in this heartfelt comedy from director Peter Hedges ("Pieces Of April").... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Dan in Real Life comes to DVD soon, and I managed to get a copy to write a review. This is one of those films that I had planned to see in theaters, but just never got around to seeing it. Having watched it, I can now confirm that my subconscious hesitations were accurate, that the reason I never quite willed myself to the theaters the way I do for so many other films is that the movie simply lacks spark.
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