Lars and the Real Girl

~The search for true love begins outside the box.

Overview

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.

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General Information

Release Date: 2007-10-12
Budget: $12000000
Revenue: $11293663
Runtime: 107 min

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