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.
Dan in Real Life
“Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.”
Overview
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.
Director
Peter Hedges
Budget
25.0M
Revenue
68.5M
Status
Released
Production
Touchstone Pictures, Focus Features, Jon Shestack Productions
Cast
Steve Carell
Dan
Juliette Binoche
Marie
Dane Cook
Mitch
Alison Pill
Jane
Britt Robertson
Cara
Marlene Lawston
Lilly
Dianne Wiest
Nana
John Mahoney
Poppy
Emily Blunt
Ruthie Draper
Amy Ryan
Eileen
Norbert Leo Butz
Clay
Jessica Hecht
Amy
Frank Wood
Howard
Henry Priest Miller
Will
Ella Miller
Rachel
CJ Adams
Elliot
Jessica Lussier
Jessica
Seth D'Antuono
Gus
Margot Janson
Olivia
Willa Cuthrell-Tuttleman
Bella
Felipe Dieppa
Marty Barasco
Matthew Morrison
Policeman
Bernie McInerney
James Lamson
Amy Landecker
Cindy Lamson
Steve Mellor
Bookstore Clerk
Pauline Gregory
Bowling Alley Manager
Shana Carr
Suzanne Burns
Nicole Morin
Jane (age 13)
Charlotte Davies
Cara (age 11)
Zoe Pauliks
Lilly (age 4)
Lucas Hedges
Lilly's Dance Partner
Sondre Lerche
Himself
Kato Ådland
The Faces Down Wedding Band (Guitar)
Ole Ludvig Krüger
The Faces Down Wedding Band (Drums)
Morten Skage
The Faces Down Wedding Band (Bass)
Marci Occhino
Wedding Singer
John Franchi
NYC Cabbie (uncredited)
Video Gallery
DAN IN REAL LIFE | Official Australian Trailer
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