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FilmPG-132007
Lars and the Real Girl
Directed by Craig Gillespie
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion. From TMDB
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Lars and the Real Girl is a 2007 drama romance film, directed by Craig Gillespie, starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer and Paul Schneider.
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- posts span Sep 21, 2023 to Nov 5, 2026
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60 of 176 · most liked firstFor me, the Goslingnaissance began last year, when a friend showed me The Nice Guys. I dunno how I missed that film, because it is perfect and feels like it was made in a lab for just me. I'm just now finally seeing Lars And The Real Girl. Excellent performance. This guy has so much range!
positive · AI labelView post →LARS AND THE REAL GIRL is a movie where everyone in a community has to politely pretend Ryan Gosling’s “companion” is real and not anything other than an overtly obscene blow-up doll he has tailored to his peculiar specifications and i think about it a lot lately
neutral · AI labelView post →I wrote about masculinity again. This time about a movie about the nicest gentlest kindest man. …And how the world has broken my brain and I can’t process Lars and the Real Girl anymore. open.substack.com/pub/danielle...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just re-watched this great old Ryan Gosling film "Lars And The Real Girl" It's sweet, funny and incredibly moving in places And I can really relate to it as well RS
positive · AI labelView post →Cinematographer Adam Kimmel (Foxcatcher, Capote, Lars and the Real Girl) festivalreviews.org/2025/07/14/c... I was 18 when I trained on Raging Bull and it was my second film in that capacity so my experience and perspective were still pretty limited. So yes, of course I knew Martin Scorsese
neutral · AI labelView post →i'm excited for the new supergirl movie i'm not going to see it, i have absolutely no interest in any super hero movies, but for every few big franchise movies Craig Gillespie does he does something like Lars and The Real Girl or I, Tonya maybe this will let him do something more interesting next
neutral · AI labelView post →People often claim that small-town folks are judgmental and closed-minded, but that's sure not my experience of how they treat their community members. Here the Times apparently couldn't find anyone to say an unkind word about Byron Noem. (See also the 2007 film "Lars and the Real Girl.")
neutral · AI labelView post →In one million guesses I would not have guessed that our parish Theology and Film night would pick Lars and the Real Girl (2007) but such is life
neutral · AI labelView post →Shout out to @savantgardepod.bsky.social for convincing me to finally pull the trigger on Lars and the Real Girl. It was a very sweet movie!
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight's date night movie is Lars and the Real Girl, bc I've been wanting to watch this for years (even before suddenly deciding as of late that maybe I really like Ryan Gosling)
positive · AI labelView post →Is this a safe space to say that my favorite Ryan Gosling movie is "Lars and the Real Girl" (I don't consider Barbie to be a Ryan Gosling movie in this case since he's not the star, and I think he'd agree 🫶)
positive · AI labelView post →Been following Craig Gillespie from film to film since Lars and the Real Girl. With each project, I get more and more impressed by his range as a director. Cannot wait to see what he does in the DC realm, especially with folks like Milly Alcock, Jason Momoa and Eve Ridley on the roster!
neutral · AI labelView post →My organik wife @myleswifeluvsdolls.bsky.social and our organik life partner @dolllovertriad.bsky.social , surprised me with the Lars and Bianca Real Love pin!!!! Lars and Bianca are from the movie “Lars and the Real Girl”!!!!!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Lars and the Real Girl. Seems like a dumb boner comedy. Actually a weirdly wholesome film.
positive · AI labelView post →Schitt’s Creek for TV and, strange as it may be, Lars and the Real Girl for a movie. Both have the kind of loving communities I wish all people could experience.
neutral · AI labelView post →Every now and again I think of my copy of Lars and the Real Girl that has a sticker on it saying something like ‘a hilarious laugh riot!’ What kind of person doesn’t watch that film and think it’s about painful crushing chronic loneliness. How mentally well do you have to be to think it’s funny?
neutral · AI labelView post →It was Lars and the Real Girl for me. The rare film liked by both me and the amicable ex.
positive · AI labelView post →Lars and the Real Girl (2007) Any fans of this quirky film that stars Ryan Gosling? Joining me to discuss that film year: @shoottheflick.bsky.social #movies #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →I had never seen Lars and the Real Girl until recently and it was a really charming movie without any cynicism.
positive · AI labelView post →ah Lars and the Real Girl is free to watch on youtube best movie about a sex doll I've ever seen www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl4U...
neutral · AI labelView post →Lars and The Real Girl was the movie that made me realize how good he is as well. I don’t think a lot of actors would’ve been comfortable doing that film, and he absolutely nails it in that film.
neutral · AI labelView post →Next Weds on the Hate Watch/Great Watch Podcast, we're discussing LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (2007) w/our pal Aliya. Visit our linktree for where to find the film, then @moviejawn.com Next Weds for the episode! linktr.ee/hwgw 🎥🎦📽🎞🎬🎟🍿 #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →First one that came to mind was Terms of Endearment, which I always call Tears of Endearment 😭 One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Lars and The Real Girl (love love LOVE this movie)
positive · AI labelView post →My favorite film performances from the 2000s. Ryan Gosling, Lars Lindstrom, "Lars and the Real Girl" (directed by Craig Gillespie). #movies #films #larsandtherealgirl #craiggillespie #ryangosling
neutral · AI labelView post →Obsession with Ryan Gosling after Project Hail Mary is real as I make my way through his movies. Recently I seen Lars and the real girl, very good movie! So here is Lars himself! #ryangosling #rygos #larsandtherealgirl #digitalart #fanart
positive · AI labelView post →My algorithms show me a lot of Ryan Gosling best movie content, but many people forget what a gem Lars and the Real Girl is.
positive · AI labelView post →my mother and I watched Lars and the Real Girl last night. i cried a lot. really liked it. silly me didn't expect it to also be an autism movie too lol. lots that was relatable, so wholesome, Ryan Gosling was perfect (i think they all were). mother enjoyed it too and we talked a lot afterwards. 1/10
positive · AI labelView post →#MarchMovieChallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky 9. A doll in a movie Lars And The Real Girl
neutral · AI labelView post →Lars and the Real Girl is on Pluto rn and this is the most Midwestern discussion of how to deal with mental illness in film
neutral · AI labelView post →Lars and the Real Girl was a great movie - don't sully it by dragging it into a MAGA story.
negative · AI labelView post →Yesterday I learned that the director of the SUPERGIRL movie directed LARS AND THE REAL GIRL, so I'm using that as an excuse. (It'll make sense if you read the post and have seen that movie or a least know what it's about.)
neutral · AI labelView post →LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (2007) kind of turned out to be the most prophetic movie ever, huh. Lars turning to a facsimile of a relationship because he’s unable to face the trauma from a neglected childhood and the alienation inherent to modern life.
neutral · AI labelView post →Lars and the Real Girl [70] is on Prime Video: www.metacritic.com/movie/lars-a... #11pmspecial "Gosling's performance is a small miracle, not only because he's so completely open as a man who's essentially shut off, but because he changes & grows so imperceptibly before our eyes." - WaPo
neutral · AI labelView post →LARS AND THE REAL GIRL holy shit. it’s hard to find words for how much this movie impacted me. a world in which society is actually supportive of an autistic adult who processes grief in his own way. if you were gonna watch any movie from my thread please let it be this one (more in qrp)
positive · AI labelView post →Fav Ryan Gosling film Lars and the Real Girl
positive · AI labelView post →Nadine Whitney @nadinewhitney.bsky.social reviews Umbrella Entertainment's Lars and the Real Girl collectors edition disc here: www.thecurb.com.au/lars-and-the...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes you are right I cried through all of Lars and the Real Girl. Boy that movie messed me up! It spoke to me.
positive · AI labelView post →I gave up when I went to list Lars and the Real Girl as my favourite film of the 2010s and realised it came out in 2007 and now I cannot name a single film that came out between 2010 and 2019.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Lars and the Real Girl" movie - check it out.
positive · AI labelView post →Rewatched "Lars and the Real Girl." Very sweet and positive movie.
positive · AI labelView post →The films The Lobster, The Lighthouse, and Lars and the Real Girl. The songs [Hurt People Hurt People by Krill](https://m.soundcloud.com/kriill/kriill-hurt-people-hurt-people-avril), [Someday We'll Linger in the Sun by Gaelynn Lea ](https://gaelynnlea.bandcamp.com/track/someday-well-linger-in-the-sun-2016-single), [Virgin by Manchester Orchestra ](https://m.soundcloud.com/manchesterorchestra/virgin).
neutral · AI labelView post →tonight is movie night again, and it's my pick, so I'm looking for more recommendations! Thelma was cute. Lars and the Real Girl is a new favourite -- highly recommend.
positive · AI labelView post →4. Lars and the Real Girl (Rewatch) One of my Ryan Gosling favourites... I also just think its a very good heartfelt, human movie.
positive · AI labelView post →The poorly thought out ADVENT CALENDAR OF FILM RECOMMENDATIONS continues. Day Thirteen: Lars and the Real Girl (2007). Available on Amazon Prime.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh hey midnight blue pals, I just was watching a video about Lars and the Real Girl and man that movie messed me up. That pent up inability to connect. I cried through the entire movie. Not not at dramatic points. I started crying at the start and just kept on.
positive · AI labelView post →Mark Poach here reminded me of the 2007 film Lars and the Real Girl, starring Ryan Gosling (TRT: 106 minutes).
neutral · AI labelView post →Lars and the Real Girl is a fantastic movie. You've got great taste
positive · AI labelView post →When @writnelson.bsky.social said that the most Christian film of all time is "Lars and the Real Girl" I let out a little yelp in excitement while sitting in my cubicle at work. Because I 1000% agree and I was glad to hear someone else say it!
positive · AI labelView post →When LARS AND THE REAL GIRL came out a coworker of mine was so adamant that I *needed* to see it in a "this movie was made for you" way. Charitably, she just thought I was weird in a general Lars way (fair), but I was always suspicious that she thought I was a falls in a love with a sex doll person.
neutral · AI labelView post →there are interesting parallels/contrasts to the movie Lars and the Real Girl, which is actually a delight, as odd as the premise is. no spoilers, but if you have seen it, it is interesting to think about the ways in which this situation goes differently and why.
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched Lars and the Real Girl a few days ago. For the first time, and ya know what? It’s a sad fucking movie. I thought it was gonna be tongue and cheek… and while it did have some awkwardly funny moments. It was actually a rather serious movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is such a good movie (Lars and the Real Girl)
positive · AI labelView post →I can second that Lars and the Real Girl is def worth a watch. It was not the film I was expecting, which was actually a good thing. (Also for those without Paramount+ it's available for free on Kanopy, for those with a library card.)
positive · AI labelView post →Open to anyone who wants to play. Road trip: TV/Movies Post 4 scenes, the location, and the movie/show they take place in. Madison - The Last Kiss Door County - June Falling Down Gusher - Lars and the Real Girl G.B. - Godfather of Green Bay @babysip.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Counterpoint: Lars and the Real Girl was a surprisingly good film.
positive · 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: Mushrooms Movie: Lars and the Real Girl Song: Castle on the Hill, Ed Sheeran
neutral · AI labelView post →This whole situation reminds me of the movie, _Lars and the Real Girl_.
neutral · AI labelView post →Lars and the Real Girl. Lovely film about love and acceptance.
positive · AI labelView post →The first movie I saw with Gosling was Lars and the Real Girl. I didn't get his appeal then, but I do now. I should watch that movie again because as weird as that movie is, I think his performance is stellar.
positive · AI labelView post →Finally watched Lars and the Real Girl last night. Fantastic movie and Ryan Gosling was sooo good!!
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