Stranger Than Fiction

Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson, Tom Hulce, et al.

Product Description

Will Ferrell stars as Harold Crick, a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life. With the help of Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: March 2002
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Director: Marc Forster
• Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson, Tom Hulce, Dustin Hoffman, Will Ferrell
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Widescreen
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) goes about his regimented, mundane life as an IRS agent. Until one day, he hears a voice in his head narrating his life. He confronts a psychiatrist (Linda Hunt) who informs him that it is schizophrenia. He says no, it is just a voice in his head, and the psychiatrist says that it is schizophrenia. Turns out he may be a character in a book, and his days are numbered. Can he figure this out in time to save his bacon? He enlists the help of a literary professor (Dustin Hoffman) to help in the quest. On the way, he may even have time enough for love (Maggie Gyllenhaal) The world inside the theme of the world is not new or unique. See the film “The Thirteenth Floor” or read the book “Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy” by Jostein Gaarder. However, it is how the story is executed and the skill of the actors to involve us that makes this presentation excel.