The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Office, Anchorman: Steve Carell knows how to do funny. In Dan In Real Life, he shuts his head in a freezer; hides in a shower while fully clothed (and gets soaked, natch); and tumbles off a rooftop. He gets hurt, he makes a twat of himself. It’s chuffing hilarious. Except Dan In Real Life isn’t really a comedy. It’s a tender, bittersweet romance. Does geeky, freaky Steve Carell know how to tug the heartstrings as well as tickle the funny bone?

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PG
UK Theatrical Release Date: Jan 11th 2008
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- Peter Hedges
Screenplay
- Peter Hedges,
- Pierce Gardener

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