Stranger than Fiction

2006 PG-13 1h 53m Blu-ray / DVD

Stranger than Fiction

2006 PG-13 1h 53m Blu-ray / DVD
  • Overview
  • Details
As best-selling novelist Kay Eiffel struggles with how to kill off her main character, IRS auditor Harold Crick begins hearing her voice in his head and slowly realizes that he must stop his own death.
Cast
Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson, Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Hale, Tom Hulce, Linda Hunt
Director
Marc Forster
Format
Blu-ray DVD
Screen
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Subtitles
English, French
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Screen
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Subtitles
Chinese Simplified, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish (Neutral), Thai
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: PCM Surround, French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating
PG-13 - Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers. PG-13 - Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.
age 13+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 13+
age 13+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that some kids will want to see this movie thanks to star Will Ferrell, although they may be disappointed because it's not his usual silly comedy routine. Instead, the film explores some fairly heavy concepts about life and death. Novelist Karen Eiffel is a depressed chain-smoker, and Harold Crick (Ferrell's character) is a loner who suffers severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Sexual Content

Romantic tension between Harold and Ana. Harold studies her breasts. Brief nudity (a character's butt is shown).

Violence

Harold experiences some real peril dodging his imminent death (heavy equipment breaks through a wall, etc.). Ana throws things around her kitchen. Some images of animal violence in nature sequences.

Language

Some name calling. "Shut up, you stupid voices!"

Social Behavior

Harold learns that there's more to life than doing the same thing (alone) day after day.

Consumerism

A wristwatch figures prominently in the storyline. Also guitars.

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

The novelist is a chain smoker. A psychiatrist advises Harold to use medication to quell the voices in his head.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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