
Dan in Real Life
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancewholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
"Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family."
Boxlist takeAn emotional romantic comedy that is glossy, light and uncomplicated. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
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.
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- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











