# Dan in Real Life (2007)

> A widowed advice columnist’s carefully ordered family life becomes emotionally tangled when he falls for the woman dating his brother.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3750

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
- Director: Peter Hedges
- Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, John Mahoney, Emily Blunt, Alison Pill, Britt Robertson, Marlene Lawston
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480242/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: warm, witty, sincere, date night, lazy sunday

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