Lars and the Real Girl

2007 Craig Gillespie 1h 47m ★ 7.2
Comedy Drama Romance
Lars and the Real Girl

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the

Cast

Ryan Gosling Ryan Gosling Lars Lindstrom
Emily Mortimer Emily Mortimer Karin
Paul Schneider Paul Schneider Gus
R.D. Reid Reverand Bock
Kelli Garner Kelli Garner Margo
Nancy Beatty Nancy Beatty Mrs. Gruner
Doug Lennox Doug Lennox Mr. Hofstedter
Joe Bostick Joe Bostick Mr. Shaw

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