"Stranger Than Fiction" is a sterile and pedantic comedy that tells much more than it shows.
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
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Reviews Counted:166
Fresh:120
Rotten:46
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: A fun, whimsical tale about about an office drone trying to save his life from his narrator. The cast obviously is having a blast with the script, but Stranger Than Fiction's tidy lessons make this metaphysical movie feel like Charlie Kaufman-lite.
Theatrical Release: Nov 10, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $40.1M
Synopsis: An IRS auditor has his life interrupted by the sound of a personal narrator who knows his every thought, feeling and action, including when and where... [More]
Starring: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah
Director: Marc Forster
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