Dan in Real Life (2007)

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

Movie · Comedy, Romance, Drama · 1h 38m · Rated 6.6/10 on TMDB · Released October 26, 2007

Overview

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.

Directed by Peter Hedges

Cast

• Steve Carell as Dan
• Juliette Binoche as Marie
• Dane Cook as Mitch
• John Mahoney as Poppy
• Emily Blunt as Ruthie Draper
• Alison Pill as Jane
• Britt Robertson as Cara
• Marlene Lawston as Lilly
• Amy Ryan as Eileen
• Dianne Wiest as Nana
• Norbert Leo Butz as Clay
• Jessica Hecht as Amy

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