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Lars and the Real Girl
2007
· Movie
· 106 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1398
- IMDb #1462
- Google retired #835
- Rotten Tomatoes #1355
- Metacritic #1277
- Letterboxd #909
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1958
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1206
- Metacritic Critics #1464
- Metacritic Audience #1056
- Criticker #1040
- Douban #944
- Kinopoisk #2322
- AlloCiné #2186
- Trakt #1531
Every rating
57–92
out of 100
A kind-hearted but profoundly shy man introduces his family and small town to his new girlfriend, who is a life-sized doll he ordered online. Concerned for his mental well-being, the community goes along with his delusion in a surprising show of support, treating the doll as a real person.
Details
- Director
- Craig Gillespie
- Writer
- Nancy Oliver
- Released
- 12 October 2007
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $12.0M
- Box office
- $11.3M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 14 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →4 wins from 18 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Original Screenplay | Nancy Oliver | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2008 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2008 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2008 | Best Original Screenplay | Nancy Oliver | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2007 | Best Screenplay | Nancy Oliver | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2007 | Best Actor | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Humanitas Prize 2008 | Feature Film | Nancy Oliver | Winner |
| National Board of Review 2008 | Top Ten Films | Lars and the Real Girl | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Nancy Oliver | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Nancy Oliver | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Nancy Oliver | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Nancy Oliver | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Lars and the Real Girl | Winner |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Ryan Gosling | Winner |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Emily Mortimer | Nominee |
| Best Film – Musical or Comedy | Lars and the Real Girl | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Nancy Oliver | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film | Nancy Oliver | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Best Film – Musical or Comedy | Lars and the Real Girl | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Nancy Oliver | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Most Promising Director | Craig Gillespie | Nominee |