Stranger Than Fiction (2006) movie poster

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

"Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period."
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👍 87%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 70%
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Director
Marc Forster
Runtime
1h 53m
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.3/10 (2,483 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
67

Cast

Will Ferrell as Harold Crick · 71% avg
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Ana Pascal · 71% avg
Dustin Hoffman as Professor Jules Hilbert · 75% avg
Queen Latifah as Penny Escher · 76% avg
Emma Thompson as Karen Eiffel · 73% avg
Tony Hale as Dave · 65% avg
Tom Hulce as Dr. Cayly · 75% avg
Linda Hunt as Dr. Mittag-Leffler · 75% avg

Is Stranger Than Fiction good?

Yes. 87% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 70%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#436 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#25 / 206 · 2006
Rank among its director's films
#1 / 11 · Marc Forster
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Romance Movies on Peacock (#2) · Best Free Fantasy Movies on Fawesome (#8) · Best Free Fantasy Movies on Hoopla (#8) · 100 Best Romantic Comedies Ranked by Audience Score (#52)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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

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