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.
Directed by Craig Gillespie
dying and death
shyness
wisconsin
delusion
lone wolf
loss
loneliness
doll
mental illness
blow up doll
companion
introspective
lighthearted
ambivalent
tragic
Rank
#23 in 2007·#1378 overall
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Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
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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
Nicky Guadagni
Mrs. Petersen
Patricia Clarkson
Dagmar
Karen Robinson
Cindy
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Kurt
Crew
Craig Gillespie
Director
Nancy Oliver
Writer
David Torn
Original Music Composer
Tatiana S. Riegel
Editor
Adam Kimmel
Director of Photography
John Cameron
Producer
Sidney Kimmel
Producer
William Horberg
Executive Producer
Peter Berg
Executive Producer
Richard Hicks
Casting
Arvinder Greywal
Production Design
Branko Racki
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
2857 reviews
masha zinchenko
10.0★ · 03/28/26
as a psychology major, i’m obsessed! it’s so simply put, yet so real and sad at the same time. so good!!
as a psychology major, i’m obsessed! it’s so simply put, yet so real and sad at the same time. so good!!
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delle
10.0★ · 03/15/26
who’s ryan gosling without dating fake women AND fumbling his relationships
who’s ryan gosling without dating fake women AND fumbling his relationships
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Amman
8.0★ · 07/26/25
Gonna tell GenZ this is what people were like before the invention of social media.
Gonna tell GenZ this is what people were like before the invention of social media.
2
Magnus
7.0★ · 04/23/26
Lars and the Real Girl walked so Blade Runner 2049 could run
Lars and the Real Girl walked so Blade Runner 2049 could run
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Tomé
8.5★ · 01/04/26
This movie proves why Ryan Gosling is the 🐐! Such an underrated film, it was way more emotional than I was expecting and his performance was one of the best in his career.
This movie proves why Ryan Gosling is the 🐐! Such an underrated film, it was way more emotional than I was expecting and his performance was one of the best in his career.
