Lars and the Real Girl

2007 • 1h 47m •

Drama Romance

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★ 7.2/10

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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.

"The search for true love begins outside the box."

Top Billed Cast

Ryan Gosling

Lars Lindstrom

Emily Mortimer

Karin

Paul Schneider

Gus

R.D. Reid

Reverand Bock

Kelli Garner

Margo

Nancy Beatty

Mrs. Gruner

Doug Lennox

Mr. Hofstedter

Joe Bostick

Mr. Shaw

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2026-07-31

"Lars" (Ryan Gosling) is a shy and geeky lad who lives adjacent to his much more outgoing brother "Gus" (Paul Schneider) and his wife "Karin" (Emily Mortimer). He dresses like a gent twice his age, sports a slightly creepy looking moustache and has never had a girlfriend. Well imagine everyone's surprise when he arrives home with a woman. A woman for whom latex isn't just a turn on, it's actually her skin. Clearly the opportunities for a more physical relationship between himself and "Bianca" are somewhat limited - aside from being uncomfortably squeaky too, but he isn't looking for sex. He's ...