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Catalog/Comedy/Lars and the Real Girl
Lars and the Real Girl poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.8 / 100
2007·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 46m

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

“The search for true love begins outside the box.”

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.

Above the Line
Craig Gillespie·DirectorNancy Oliver·WriterAdam Kimmel·Director of PhotographyDavid Torn·Original Music ComposerTatiana S. Riegel·Editor
Cast
Ryan Gosling·Lars LindstromEmily Mortimer·KarinPaul Schneider·GusR.D. Reid·Reverand BockKelli Garner·MargoNancy Beatty·Mrs. GrunerDoug Lennox·Mr. HofstedterJoe Bostick·Mr. ShawLiz Gordon·Mrs. SchindlerNicky Guadagni·Mrs. Petersen
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Craig Gillespie·DirectorTim Singh·Second Assistant DirectorLibby Hodgson·First Assistant DirectorPatrick Murphy·Third Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Nancy Oliver·Writer
Camera· 2
Adam Kimmel·Director of PhotographyTim Merkel·"A" Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Tatiana S. Riegel·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
David Torn·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 6
Kirston Mann·Costume DesignArvinder Greywal·Production DesignJoshu de Cartier·Art DirectionSteve Shewchuk·Set DecorationBurton J. LeBlanc·Assistant Makeup ArtistAnn Brodie·Key Makeup Artist
Production· 12
Sarah Aubrey·ProducerWilliam Horberg·Executive ProducerWhitney Brown·Executive ProducerBruce Toll·Executive ProducerJohn Cameron·ProducerSidney Kimmel·ProducerPeter Berg·Executive ProducerRichard Hicks·CastingMark Cartier·Development ProducerDavid Rubin·CastingWhitney Brown·Production ManagerJames Fraser·Assistant Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Sondra Treilhard·Assistant HairstylistPaul R.J. Elliot·Key Hair StylistBranko Racki·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
70.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
81%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$11M
ROI -6%
Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Lars and the Real Girl's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#735139
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Mood
Quirky, Heartwarming
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A movie poster for "Lars and the Real Girl" features a man sitting on a wooden crate, holding a bouquet of yellow roses. He wears a brown and white plaid shirt,”

comedyromance
Key Elements
ManWooden CrateYellow RosesPlaid ShirtBoots
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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