DAN IN REAL LIFE
The Story:
Dan Burns (Steve Carell) is a newspaper columnist, widower and father to Jane (Alison Pill), Cara (Brittany Robertson), and Lilly (Marlene Lawston) in the New Jersey suburbs.
He brings the family to his parent's house at Rhode Island for a family get-together.
The morning after his arrival, Dan goes to a local bookstore, he meets a woman, Marie (Juliette Binoche). They talk, he bares his soul and feels a connection. Marie, gets a phone call and starts to leave immediately.
On the way back, Dan, an otherwise careful driver, is so engrossed in the memory of Marie that he jumps a stop sign and gets a ticket. When he gets home, he finds out to his surprise that Marie is his brother Mitch's (Dane Cook) girlfriend, but not before he mentions that he met a hottie at the bookstore.
On the way back, Dan, an otherwise careful driver, is so engrossed in the memory of Marie that he jumps a stop sign and gets a ticket. When he gets home, he finds out to his surprise that Marie is his brother Mitch's (Dane Cook) girlfriend, but not before he mentions that he met a hottie at the bookstore.
It's a dicey couple of days at the house as Dan can't keep his eyes off Marie, his brother is obviously falling in love, and everyone thinks she's great. In this big supportive family, who will be the first to find the tension too much to bear? And after the snap, then what?
Starring:
Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Emily Blunt, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, Marlene Lawston, Norbert Leo Butz, Amy Ryan,Jessica Hecht, Frank Wood.
Directed By:
Peter Hedges
Release:
2007
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