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Dan in Real Life

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Dan in Real Life

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

6.6

1h 38m

2007

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Peter Hedges

Trailer

ComedyRomanceDrama

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Cast & Crew

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

as Dan

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

as Marie

Dane Cook

Dane Cook

as Mitch

Alison Pill

Alison Pill

as Jane

Britt Robertson

Britt Robertson

as Cara

Marlene Lawston

Marlene Lawston

as Lilly

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

as Nana

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

as Poppy

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

as Ruthie Draper

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