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Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger Than Fiction

Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period.

2006•1h 53m•7.3/10
DramaComedyRomanceFantasy

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7.3/10(2K)

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

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Production

Three Strange Angels, Mandate Pictures, Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Harold Crick

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Ana Pascal

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Professor Jules Hilbert

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Penny Escher

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Karen Eiffel

Tony Hale

Tony Hale

Dave

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Dr. Cayly

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

Dr. Mittag-Leffler

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Book Channel Host

John M. Watson Sr.

John M. Watson Sr.

TV Author

William Dick

IRS Co-Worker #1

Guy Massey

Guy Massey

IRS Co-Worker #2

Martha Espinoza

IRS Co-Worker #3

T.J. Jagodowski

T.J. Jagodowski

IRS Co-Worker #4

Peter Grosz

Peter Grosz

IRS Co-Worker #5

Tonray Ho

Tonray Ho

IRS Co-Worker #6

Herb Lichtenstein

IRS Co-Worker #7

Stacey Elaine Jackson

IRS Co-Worker #8

Ricky Adams

Young Boy

Christian Stolte

Christian Stolte

Young Boy's Father

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