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Feature film — 2007

Dan in Real Life (2007)

6.61h 38mComedy — Romance — Drama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 1,407 votes.

Touchstone Pictures / Focus Features / Jon Shestack Productions

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Director: Peter Hedges

On screen

Cast & crew

Steve Carell as Dan

Steve Carell

Dan

Juliette Binoche as Marie

Juliette Binoche

Marie

Dane Cook as Mitch

Dane Cook

Mitch

John Mahoney as Poppy

John Mahoney

Poppy

Emily Blunt as Ruthie Draper

Emily Blunt

Ruthie Draper

Alison Pill as Jane

Alison Pill

Jane

Britt Robertson as Cara

Britt Robertson

Cara

Marlene Lawston as Lilly

Marlene Lawston

Lilly

Amy Ryan as Eileen

Amy Ryan

Eileen

Dianne Wiest as Nana

Dianne Wiest

Nana

Norbert Leo Butz as Clay

Norbert Leo Butz

Clay

Jessica Hecht as Amy

Jessica Hecht

Amy

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