Lars and the Real Girl
Movie • 2007 • Comedy
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Extremely 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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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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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 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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Yes, if you count Lars yelling at the doll in arguments.
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Are there abusive parents?
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absent father is mentioned
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Addiction
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Animal
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it’s a literal stuffed animal it’s okay
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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 a woman get slapped?
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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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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Lars has a panic attack and appears to struggle to breathe,
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Lars describes Bianca, the doll, as unconscious. It's real to him and the town plays along with it
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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
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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
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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Does someone cheat?
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No, but it seems Lars has a crush on his co-worker while he is still dating the doll.
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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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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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No, but a stuffed bear has a noose tied around it toward the end of the movie.
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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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Is there misophonia?
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Sounds of people eating dinner
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Kind of and it is due to mental illness. Lars is delusional and he has one or two outbursts at Bianca (yelling) and this is because since Bianca is a result of his loneliness and since the town is trying to occupy her with stuff so Lars is away from her, he feels he needs to gain control again and try to keep her home and away from others.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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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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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Lars has an anxiety/panic attack.
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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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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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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Noxious
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Yes, Lars is heard yelling wake up from another room as morning hits, it was previously quiet.
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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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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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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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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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Is there childbirth?
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Childbirth is discussed once in a while but never shown on screen.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Karin is pregnant the entire movie
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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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Is religion discussed?
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There are a couple scenes during mass. It's not depicted very much.
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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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Are there nude scenes?
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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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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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Spoiler
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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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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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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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