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FilmPG-132007
Dan in Real Life
Directed by Peter Hedges
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. From TMDB
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Dan in Real Life is a 2007 comedy romance drama film, directed by Peter Hedges, starring Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche and Dane Cook.
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53 of 53 · most liked firstI’m deeply amused by this streaming poster for DAN IN REAL LIFE where they clearly just took the famous image of him on pancakes and just straightened it up, as if the pancakes weren’t the only thing anyone remembered about this movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 Now on: Dan in Real Life I’m so proud to have been apart of this movie!!! I learned so much!!! It was a wonderful experience!!! That house is very real and it’s amazing!!! Peter Hedges the is a genius!!! 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 🎬🎥📽️🎞️ #FilmSky #MovieSky #SteveCarell #PeterHedges
positive · AI labelView post →DAN IN REAL LIFE. Dane Cook and Juliette Binoche in the same claustrophobic horror movie that was marketed as a family drama, all filmed in Providence so everything is simultaneously familiar and very, very off.
negative · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with one food you refuse to eat, a movie you’ll never won’t watch again, and a song you can’t stand Food: Tuna Movie: Dan in Real Life Song: Cheerleader
neutral · AI labelView post →#Bales2025FilmChallenge @infinitybuilder.bsky.social @bramblejim.bsky.social 5/18: Family Gathering I kind of like Dan In Real Life. Charming little movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Name: Tyler Sign: capricorn ♑️ Sexuality: bisexual 🏳️🌈 Hobbies: listening to music 🎶, reading 📚, journaling ✍️🏻, drawing 🎨 Fav Animal: wolf 🐺/spider 🕷 Fav Pokémon: Sobble/Lycanroc Fav Movie: Dan In Real Life Fav Bands: Ghost, Silent Theory, Cryptorium, Repugnant, MIW, The Plot In You, Sleep Token, etc.
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with: One book: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Suzanna Clarke One film: Dan in Real Life One album: Us by Peter Gabriel One show: WKRP in Cincinnati
neutral · AI labelView post →Devastated to discover that Dan in Real Life, my go-to Thanksgiving night movie, isn’t on any of the streaming services I have this year
positive · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with a book, film, and TV show 📙 Eleanor Oliphant 🎬 Dan in Real Life 📺 Doctor Who
neutral · AI labelView post →Similar vein is Dan in Real Life (but not a Christmas movie)
neutral · AI labelView post →Dan in Real Life deserves an Honorary Mention, because even though they never explicitly say it's Thanksgiving, the whole movie is centered around a fall-time family gathering.
neutral · AI labelView post →Second film of the night and 165th of the year, a random selection from my watchlist, #NowWatching Dan in Real Life, 2007, Peter Hedges, USA #filmsky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →Favorite comfort movie that surprises you? Mine is - Dan in Real Life I keep returning to it a lot over the past four years
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight’s #movie - DAN IN REAL LIFE (2007) starring Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Emily Blunt, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney; dir. Peter Hedges; soundtrack by Sondre Lerche
neutral · AI labelView post →Dan in Real Life (2007) is a cozy movie and I love it for that, I guess, even looking past the awkward parts. Great cast. Good autumnal movie. #MoviesILove 🧵 Buy: amzn.to/4fyHw3T Streaming: www.justwatch.com/us/movie/dan... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xag...
positive · AI labelView post →And 1 from Dan in Real Life, aka my favorite seasonal re-watch for East Coast fall leaf-peeping and the best Steve Carrell movie of all time! (genre is nostalgia, both cozy & melancholy) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls66... To Be Surprised or I’ll Be OK or My Hands Are Shaking or Modern Nature
positive · AI labelView post →Happy birthday Steve Carell. If you haven't seen DAN IN REAL LIFE do seek it out. A charming film where his leading man credentials come to the fore. Available to stream on Prime in UK #filmsky #moviesky #cinema #Letterboxd boxd.it/b2WuYn
positive · AI labelView post →Seek out DAN IN REAL LIFE. Underrated movie #filmsky #moviesky #Letterboxd
positive · AI labelView post →I’m not sure I can name a movie so bad I walked out of the theater. Many instances of “I saw this because other people were going & I didn’t have a choice” that turned out to be different than I hoped or just unmemorable. Dan in Real Life, that dead Greg Kinnear movie, Clive Owen’s The international
negative · AI labelView post →I think this is what the movie Dan In Real Life is about.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched the ad and this seems like "What if we mashed up Wonder Boys and Dan in Real Life and stretched it to 5 hours?" Maybe it's just the editing, but a lot of shows that have ads that feel like movie trailers turn out to be a movie's worth of story padded multi-episode length.
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw this movie once and did not like it. But it did lead to Sean O’Neal of the AV Club to keep pitching more and more absurd ideas for “Dan in Real Life 2: Back 2 Da Life” whenever he wrote a news story that mentioned Steve Carell. That almost made the movie worth it.
negative · AI labelView post →Love Dan in Real Life. Such a hope-filled film.
positive · AI labelView post →Will never understand the poster for Dan in Real Life, not sure I want to look up how this movie was marketed. I can't really afford to spring for a Patron membership on Letterboxd but I'm tempted for custom movie posters. Also I did not know La La Land was a sad movie. JFC, I was not prepared.
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw a clump of yellow leaves on a walk today, which means it's time for my annual rewatch of Dan in Real Life.
positive · AI labelView post →🍿 Dan in Real Life, 2007 - ★★★★ Watched on Sunday July 13, 2025. https://letterboxd.com/theschlaepfer/film/dan-in-real-life/2/
positive · AI labelView post →19.) Dan In Real Life A very likeable film with a very likeable cast. Nicely written and overall a good time. But damn if a family dynamic like that seems foreign as hell. Mine has never been close like that. #2025Films
positive · AI labelView post →Film no. 28: Dan in Real Life (2007, 🇺🇸) dir. Peter Hedges
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s a funny but heartfelt movie that has a lot in common with Secret Life of Walter Mitty or even Dan in Real Life. Is it a little all over the place narratively? Yeah, but the performances keep you in it.
neutral · AI labelView post →📚 Dan in Real Life (2007) Director: Peter Hedges Rating: 3/5 I was sweating for the first hour of this movie because I was so uncomfortable #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Need a good Thanksgiving movie? Dan in Real Life. On Disney+ or rent on Prime.
neutral · AI labelView post →Dan in Real Life doesn’t get enough credit as a perfect cozy Thanksgiving movie
positive · AI labelView post →They could’ve changed, like, 3-5 lines in the script and Dan In Real Life would be an amazing Thanksgiving movie. We don’t have enough of those. I’m re-watching it now, it’s really easy to pretend that it takes place at Thanksgiving.
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) Dan in Real Life 1080p (Prime)(US) $4.99 (Comedy) (iMDB) 6.8 (Movies Anywhere) Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill, Britt Robertson, Marlene Lawston
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Dan In Real Life 2012 New for me. youtu.be/8XageyLtu7g?...
neutral · AI labelView post →I hate when they force that narrative on a character who doesn't deserve it, though and the character still has to play out the win back part of the story like in 40 Days and 40 Nights or Dan in Real Life or whatever that Steve Carrel movie is
negative · AI labelView post →The (movie) Dan in Real Life 1080p (iTunes)(AU) AU$4.99 (Comedy) (iMDB) 6.8 Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill, Britt Robertson, Marlene Lawston
neutral · AI labelView post →Our much beloved Thanksgiving movie that doesn't actually take place on Thanksgiving is Dan In Real Life, which is a VERY sweet romcom with a big family type of situation. Also: Sense & Sensibility, my beloved!! ALSO: How To Steal A Million - Audrey Hepbrun & Peter O'Toole - PERFECTION
positive · AI labelView post →8th we've got the Australian TV series #TheMoodys If you love the movie Dan in Real Life, this has the same vibes. Follow the Moody family through a series of Christmases. It's funny and sweet and uncomfortable at times. I'm 3 episodes in and so far it's a 10/10.
neutral · AI labelView post →Does Dan In Real Life happen at thanksgiving? Because it's the perfect thanksgiving movie imo
positive · AI labelView post →You didn't specify what genre of film you were interested in, so I'll go with Offbeat and Funny: Stranger Than Fiction Dan In Real Life Kentucky Fried Movie True Stories Mars Attacks Inherent Vice Waking Ned Devine Earth Girls Are Easy Undercover Brother The Gods Must Be Crazy Ten's a good start.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Love is not a feeling; it's an ability." - 'Dan in Real Life' movie
neutral · AI labelView post →It only took me like 18 years to finally watch the movie that I know through its oddly memorable poster, but it turns out that Dan in Real Life is pretty good. It has a low-key energy that sits in this in-between line of serious and smaltzy, so it's funny and romantic without being heavy or silly.
positive · AI labelView post →The (movie) Dan in Real Life is available today on (Google Play) for $4.99 Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill, Britt Robertson, Marlene Lawston
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) Dan in Real Life is available today on (Google Play) for $4.99 Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill, Britt Robertson, Marlene Lawston
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) Dan In Real Life (HD) is available today on (iTunes)(Canada) for C$4.99 Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill, Britt Robertson, Marlene Lawston Genre: (Comedy) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dan_in_rea...
neutral · AI labelView post →🍿 Dan in Real Life, 2007 - ★★★★ Watched on Sunday July 13, 2025. https://letterboxd.com/theschlaepfer/film/dan-in-real-life/2/
positive · AI labelView post →DAN IN REAL LIFE [2007] #film #movie #romcom
neutral · AI labelView post →Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters. #filmsky #filmchallenge 11/20 Dan in Real Life
positive · AI labelView post →Dan in Real Life. Solid movie. There is only one massive casting error that nearly cooks the movie. Oof.
neutral · AI labelView post →I was reminded of the 2007 Steve Carell/ Juliette Binoche movie DAN IN REAL LIFE and it is indeed the perfect holiday movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Where are you at on the movie DAN IN REAL LIFE
neutral · AI labelView post →#daninreallife #stevecarell #cinemastodon #filmastodon My ★★★★½ review of Dan in Real Life on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/4vttnH
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