Stranger Than Fiction

2006·Movie

1h 53min

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About

Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period.

Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.

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Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Existential Drama Surreal Comedy
Mood: WhimsicalThought-ProvokingHumorousQuirkyAbsurd
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Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Marc Forster, Michael Lerman, Peter Thorell

Produced by:

Lindsay Doran, Joseph Drake, Nathan Kahane

Composed by:

Brian Reitzell, Britt Daniel

Cast

Will Ferrell

Harold Crick

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Ana Pascal

Dustin Hoffman

Professor Jules Hilbert

Emma Thompson

Karen Eiffel

Queen Latifah

Penny Escher

Tony Hale

Dave

Guy Massey

IRS Co-Worker #2

T.J. Jagodowski

IRS Co-Worker #4

Peter Grosz

IRS Co-Worker #5

Tonray Ho

IRS Co-Worker #6

Christian Stolte

Young Boy's Father

Denise Hughes

Kronecker Bus Driver

Peggy Roeder

Polish Woman

Danny Rhodes

Bakery Employee #1

Linara Washington

Bakery Employee #2

Helen Young

Bakery Customer #1

Jarrett Sleeper

Bakery Customer #4

John Mohrlein

Man with Hose

Tom Hulce

Dr. Cayly

Bruce Jarchow

Commuter

Linda Hunt

Dr. Mittag-Leffler

Kristin Chenoweth

Book Channel Host

Bradley Mott

Large Man on Bus

John M. Watson Sr.

TV Author

Keith Kupferer

Demolition Foreman

Danny McCarthy

Demolition Crew #1

Tab Baker

Demolition Crew #2

Ray Kurut

ER Doctor #2

Bryan Kelly

ER Orderly

Whitney Sneed

ER Nurse #1

Celeste Pechous

ER Nurse #2

Cheryl Lynn Bruce

Head ER Nurse

Ora Jones

Banneker Press Receptionist

Will Clinger

Accident Witness

Frank Caeti

Accident Witness

Andrew Rothenberg

Doctor Mercator

Bob Papenbrook

Animal Footage Voice Over (voice)

Mike McColl

Animal Footage Voice Over (voice)

Nathan Adloff

Bakery Patron (uncredited)

Sia A. Moody

Nurse #3 (uncredited)

Eli Goodman

Augustus Chatman (uncredited)

Tim Krueger

Business Man (uncredited)

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