Dan in Real Life (2007)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.

Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.

• Released: 2007-10-26
• Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 1,398 votes

Directed by Peter Hedges.

Top cast

• Steve Carell as Dan
• Juliette Binoche as Marie
• Dane Cook as Mitch
• John Mahoney as Poppy
• Emily Blunt as Ruthie Draper
• Alison Pill as Jane
• Britt Robertson as Cara
• Marlene Lawston as Lilly
• Amy Ryan as Eileen
• Dianne Wiest as Nana

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dan in Real Life

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Stan; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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