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Karen Eiffel (Emma Thompson) is a reclusive author with writer's block. She just can’t work out how to kill off her latest character, the reserved and regimented IRS auditor Harold Crick (Will Ferrell). What she doesn't know is that Harold is a real, live person, who can hear her voice narrating his every move and contemplating his impending death. Naturally, Harold finds this all more than a little worrying.

Will Ferrell has become synonymous with fratpack comedies like Old School and Anchorman, but here he shows he can be as understated as the next guy with a subtle and witty performance. With great support from Maggie Gyllenhaal as the tattooed, rebellious, cookie-baking love interest and Dustin Hoffman as a kooky literary expert.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(2006) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Will Ferrell	.... Harold Crick
Queen Latifah	.... Penny Escher
Peter Grosz	.... IRS Co-Worker
Ricky Adams	.... Young Boy
Christian Stolte	.... Young Boy's Father
Denise Hughes	.... Kronecker Bus Driver

Supporting Cast:

Peggy Roeder	.... Polish Woman
Tonray Ho	.... IRS Co-Worker
Tony Hale	.... Dave
William Dick	.... IRS Co-Worker
Maggie Gyllenhaal	.... Ana Pascal
Danny Rhodes	.... Bakery Employee
Helen Young	.... Bakery Customer
David Pompeii	.... Bakery Customer
Linara Washington	.... Bakery Employee

Directors:

Marc Forster

Writers:

Zach Helm

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