Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger Than Fiction

  • Director: Marc Forster
  • Countries of origin: United States, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Release date: November 10, 2006
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Killing Harold Crick
  • "Stranger Than Fiction" is a fantasy love movie produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, directed by Marc Forster and starring Will Ferrell , Quen Latifah , Emma Thompson, etc.
    The film tells about a national tax auditor who discovered that he was actually a character in a novel. A writer created him and wrote his life. It was released in the United States on November 10, 2006.

    Details

    • Release date November 10, 2006
    • Filming locations University of Illinois at Chicago, Near West Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies Columbia Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Three Strange Angels

    Box office

    Budget

    $30,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $40,660,952

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $13,411,093

    Gross worldwide

    $53,653,224

    Movie reviews

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    • By Vaughn 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      The brain is still very big

      [Watching Movies] Survival under the pen (alias Fantasy Life)

      The wonderful thing about this movie is that you think it is two time and space that do not intersect, but in fact it is a dimensional protagonist. After hearing the narration, he has been affected by the narration. Harmful actions caused him to die imminently] Then the whole film began to revolve around this sentence. The protagonist changed from anxieties in the face of death to adaptation. Finally, the protagonist found...

    • By Lelia 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      My life is controlled by a novel, and the author is a professional writer of tragedies

      The man found out that his life was controlled by a novel, and the author was a professional writer of tragedies – yqqlm

      In fact, I am more curious about what the story of the female writer wrote.

      We only see him narrating the daily life of the male protagonist

      If you just use words, it truly shows a person's daily life

      In the end, the story of saving the child and...

    • By Tess 2022-04-23 07:01:31

      fantasy life

      I talked about her - Karen Eiffel is a writer, with a pessimistic and decadent personality, who never let the protagonist escape the fate of death, and is worried about how to arrange the protagonist to die great. She didn't know that the hero in the pen completely overlapped with him in real life, and the plot of the hero's death would be fulfilled on him one by one. However, when he learned that his life was designed by others, but he could die to gain the value of his life, he no longer...

    • By General 2022-04-23 07:01:31

      It's interesting, it would be more interesting if you know a bit about literature

      This time Nanzhu is not funny, not rude, neither funny nor rude, neither funny nor rude! Important things are said three times, everyone understands.

      The film is a small production, but the characters are all big names, the acting is powerful, and the plot is novel. Although it can be said that there is less tension and no comedy elements, I personally feel that I can watch it for a change when I have time.

      But on second thought, the level of bizarre plot is less than expected....

    • By Malvina 2022-04-23 07:01:31

      The world is absurd, who survives under the pen? (Zhou Zhimeng is Hu Die and?)

      A movie-like opening remark, deep as the sound of the sea in the night, and the characters move with it. If you don't feel it, who will suspect the absurdity of the harmony between the screen and the narration, or are we used to it?

      Just after the last moment of watching the movie, I came to write a movie review between my heels. Undoubtedly, this movie must be the writer who arranged for the "author" in the film to kill the protagonist (from our perspective of being outside...

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    • By Trace 2023-09-27 18:27:38

      All kinds of warmth emerged under the pale setting, and I saw tears...

    • By Valentin 2023-09-12 11:26:02

      Beautiful! What a cool plot! Such science fiction reminds me that I may be a character written by a certain person hahahahaha! But my life is so flat, there is no ups and downs at all! Readers may find it...

    • By Rodolfo 2023-09-10 15:48:26

      After seeing the people in the book of love, I found these two to watch, I can make a special topic and put these two movies...

    • By Frida 2023-08-26 06:48:31

      I didn't think Will Ferrall's comedy was funny at first, and I didn't feel anything about this actor at all, but this film made me see his great acting skills, plus a lot of big names, and a commendable good script. movie...

    • By Ike 2023-08-09 00:30:53

      Personal preference (marked as "personal preference" means that the original film does not reach this score from a rational point of...

    Movie plot

    The obvious and simple writer Karen Eiffel (Emma Thompson) is writing her latest novel. The protagonist of the novel is named Harold Crack ( played by Will Ferrell ) . He is an audit clerk for the Internal Revenue Service, and he leads an unchanging and unremarkable life. He lives in a well-kept and monotonous room, walks to and from work alone, eats a tasteless lunch alone, never dreams of the future, and never laughs out of...
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    Evaluation action

    The film uses black humor to tell a relaxed, cheerful and somewhat bizarre story, allowing the audience to rethink the topic of fate and decision amidst laughter.  (Zhejiang Online Review)
    The unconstrained plot and the wonderful world of fiction and reality collide, making the film a moving light comedy.  (China Economic Net Review)
    The absurd storyline of the film successfully inspired another characteristic of the comedy star, but...
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    Movie quotes

    • Kay Eiffel: [Penny goes to answer phone] Don't answer that!

      Penny Escher: Didn't you say this phone never r - ?

      Kay Eiffel: Shh!

      [types another sentence; the phone rings and she runs to answer it]

      Kay Eiffel: Hello?

      Harold Crick: Is this Karen Eiffel?

      Kay Eiffel: Yes.

      Harold Crick: My name is Harold Crick. I believe you're writing a story about me.

      Kay Eiffel: I'm sorry?

      Harold Crick: My name is Harold Crick.

      Kay Eiffel: Is this a joke?

      Harold Crick: No. No, I work for the IRS. My name, Miss Eiffel, is Harold Crick. When I go through the files at work I hear a deep and endless ocean.

      Kay Eiffel: [gasps; drops phone in terror] Oh, G - !

      Harold Crick: Miss Eiffel?

    • Kay Eiffel: [sees Harold for the first time] Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

      Harold Crick: Miss Eiffel?

      Kay Eiffel: Your hair. Your eyes. Your fingers. Your shoes.

      Harold Crick: Hello. I'm Harold Crick.

      Kay Eiffel: I know.

    • Harold Crick: [crying] You're asking me to knowingly face my death?

      Professor Jules Hilbert: Yes.

      Harold Crick: Really?

      Professor Jules Hilbert: Yes.