

Stranger Than Fiction
2006-11-10 · 113 min · ★ 7.3
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 details
- Directors
- Marc Forster
- Production companies
- Three Strange Angels, Mandate Pictures, Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 30,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 53,653,224
Top Cast
Will FerrellHarold Crick
Maggie GyllenhaalAna Pascal
Dustin HoffmanProfessor Jules Hilbert
Emma ThompsonKaren Eiffel
Queen LatifahPenny Escher
Tony HaleDave
Tom HulceDr. Cayly
Linda HuntDr. Mittag-Leffler
Kristin ChenowethBook Channel Host
John M. Watson Sr.TV Author
Guy MasseyIRS Co-Worker #2
T.J. JagodowskiIRS Co-Worker #4
Peter GroszIRS Co-Worker #5
Tonray HoIRS Co-Worker #6
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