Lars and the Real Girl
Movie • 2007 • Comedy
ReportExtremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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Yes, if you count one of the characters abandoning another character as a teenager.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Not by a parent but someone else who is also part of the same family.
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Abuse
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absent father is mentioned
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Yes, if you count Lars yelling at the doll in arguments.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Yes, if you count Lars's yelling at Bianca being commented upon in a comedic timing; although, the character does have a serious talk with Lars about his behavior.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone held under water?
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From a distance you briefly see Lars holding the doll underwater
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Lars has a panic attack and appears to struggle to breathe,
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Is there a hanging?
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A characters teddy bear gets hung with a usb cord as a prank.
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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The inanimate doll "dies" at the end but she was never actually alive in any way. All living characters are fine.
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Does someone die?
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The sex doll "dies" and a funeral is held but it was never alive in any way.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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Lars is never officially diagnosed with any mental illnesses but he experiences delusions and is played by Ryan gosling who (as far as I know) does not. It didn't bother me, I just want to be transparent.
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Lars mother dies before the events of the movie take place and it is not shown.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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No, but a teddy bear has a noose tied around its neck.
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Fear
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Is there a shower scene?
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Bianca is bathed during the movie.
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Are there mannequins?
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The movie is about a man who falls in love with a realistic full body sex doll. She's clothed most of the time so she just looks like an uncanny mannequin throughout the movie
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Law Enforcement
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Lars regularly visits the hospital with Bianca.
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Mental Health
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Lars is never explicitly said to have autism but he has traits typically associated with autism. Regardless of the fact that we can't say he cannonically has it, I don't think it's a poor depiction of autism if he did.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Lars experiences delusions in that treats a sex doll like a real girlfriend but we never see from his perspective, just the stable reality of him carrying an inanimate object around.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Lars has a mild anxiety attack in the doctor's office. Hyperventilating and pacing but she has him calm down.
At the end he finds bianca "unconscious" and shakes her yelling "wake up". I don't think that's officially a meltdown but it is a big outburst of emotion with yelling and tears
At the end he finds bianca "unconscious" and shakes her yelling "wake up". I don't think that's officially a meltdown but it is a big outburst of emotion with yelling and tears
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Is there misophonia?
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Sounds of people eating dinner
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Lars has an anxiety/panic attack.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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No, but a stuffed bear has a noose tied around it toward the end of the movie.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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It’s not explicitly described as PTSD, but the main character shows some symptoms due to the death of his mother
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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Just for a moment at the end, Lars is seen from a distance walking into a pond with Bianca and splashing around and its implied that she "died" (she's just a doll). There are no camera shots underwater but the characters do go underwater for a second.
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Is there screaming?
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Near the end Lars yells "wake up" a few times
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Someone discreetly watches a couple of people talking in an office setting.
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Childbirth is discussed once in a while but never shown on screen.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Not directly in the movie, but Lars’ mother was said to have died during childbirth
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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People treat Lars like he is "crazy" throughout the movie.
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Is there aphobia?
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To an extent because some people keep asking one of the characters when they are going to start dating someone.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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There are a couple scenes during mass. It's not depicted very much.
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Sex
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Yes, if you could the doll's exposed butt and back. They are shown briefly as someone bathes her.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Bianca is a “love”/sex doll, so some people make sexual/disparaging comments about her, especially at Cindy’s party
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Bianca is technically a sex doll, but is hardly treated as such throughout the movie.
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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Bianca the doll is said to be terminally ill at the very end and dies shortly after. She was never really alive though, so that's a complicated question.
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Social
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Does it have a sad ending?
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An important character dies near the end of the movie, but it is still a very hopeful ending/not sad.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Someone pulls up to a building and roughly hits the breaks and tires screech on gravel/ice.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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In the first half of the movie someone runs out just in front of a car but is not hit.
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