Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
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Critic Consensus: A fun, whimsical tale about an office drone trying to save his life from his narrator, Stranger Than Fiction features a subdued performances from Will Ferrell that contributes mightily to its quirky, mind-bending affect.
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Cast
as Harold Crick
as Kay Eiffel
as Ana Pascal
as Professor Jules Hilbert
as Penny Escher
as Dr. Cayly
as Dr. Mittag-Leffler
as Anchorwoman
as Dave
as IRS Co-Worker 1
as IRS Co-Worker 2
as IRS Co-Worker 3
as IRS Co-Worker 4
as IRS Co-Worker 5
as Young Boy
as Young Boy's Father
as Kronecker Bus Driver
as Polish Woman
as IRS Co-Worker 6
as Bakery Employee 1
as Bakery Customer 1
as Bakery Customer 2
as Bakery Employee 2
as Homeless Man
as Man With Hose
as Commuter
as Large Man on Bus
as TV Author
as Bakery Customer 3
as Bakery Customer 4
as Customer With Tan
as Demolition Foreman
as Demoliton Crew
as Demolition Crew
as Claw Operator
as ER Doctor 1
as Young Male Patient
as ER Orderly
as ER Nurse 1
as ER Doctor 2
as ER Doctor 3
as Head ER Nurse
as Man in Tweed
as Banneker Press Receptionist
as Grocer
as IRS Co-Worker 7
as IRS Co-Worker 8
as Old Man on Phone
as Bus Company Manager
as Irritated Man on Bus
as Another Man on Bus
as Accident Witness
as Accident Witness
as Accident Witness
as Accident Witness
as Accident Witness
as Accident Witness
as Nurse
as Bus Operator
as Bus Operator
as Animal Footage Voiceover
as Animal Footage Voiceover
as Animal Footage Voiceover
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Critic Reviews for Stranger Than Fiction
All Critics (173) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (125) | Rotten (48) | DVD (12)
The actors and the filmmakers all take a more restrained approach than you might expect, keeping the humor gentle, and the jokes mostly as literary as the premise.
An uncommonly plastic bit of Hallmark sentiment-mongering, with exactly the kind of New Age psychobabble ending youâ(TM)d expect.
A film well worth seeing and savoring.
Stranger Than Fiction seems like an old episode of the Twilight Zone, and the idea would have worked better as one of Rod Serling's half-hour epistles on human foibles.
Stranger Than Fiction is both about a novel and like a novel; you eagerly await the turning of the pages.
It doesn't coast on its premise but follows where it leads, which is into some serious territory. What might have been a joke with a tagged-on sentimental ending becomes instead a sensitive movie that affirms the value of life.
Audience Reviews for Stranger Than Fiction
Liked this better on a rewatch. Interesting idea.
Super Reviewer
Most of Willl Ferrell's characters are morons. Ricky Bobby, Ron Burgandy, and so many others just stupid. Normally when I hear Will Ferrell's movies I get excited an then disappointed. This movie is different from the others. This movie is focused on Harold Crick an IRS agent whose life is being written on by a person who kills off all of her main characters. Crick now has to find a way to stop it. The author learns of what she is doing and is forced with a tough decision to let him live or to write the novel anyway. This movie isn't one of Will Ferrell's stupid comedies. It truly has a meaning and a great one at that. 5 Stars 1-24-14
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Stranger Than Fiction Quotes
| Harold Crick: | This may sound like gibberish to you... but uh... but I think I'm in a tragedy. |
| Harold Crick: | You just said ten seconds ago, you wouldn't help me. |
| Professor Jules Hilbert: | It's been a very revealing ten seconds. |
| Harold Crick: | I brought you flours. |
| Professor Jules Hilbert: | Aren't you glad you're not a golem? |
| Harold Crick: | Yes. I am glad I'm not a golem. |
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