Stranger Than Fiction

Sep 9, 2006

1h 53m

★ 7.3

Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period.

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Fantasy

Production Companies

Three Strange Angels

Mandate Pictures

Columbia Pictures

Stranger Than Fiction Trailers

Cast

Harold Crick

Will Ferrell

Ana Pascal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Professor Jules Hilbert

Dustin Hoffman

Karen Eiffel

Emma Thompson

Penny Escher

Queen Latifah

Dave

Tony Hale

IRS Co-Worker #1

William Dick

IRS Co-Worker #2

Guy Massey

IRS Co-Worker #3

Martha Espinoza

IRS Co-Worker #4

T.J. Jagodowski

IRS Co-Worker #5

Peter Grosz

IRS Co-Worker #6

Tonray Ho

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