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Stranger Than Fiction(2006)
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2006 · FILM
Stranger Than Fiction
An obsessive IRS auditor discovers his every move is being narrated by a mysterious voice that predicts his death, forcing him to defy fate and rewrite his own story before the inevitable climax unfolds.
“Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period.”
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Synopsis
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose ordinary life is upended when he begins to hear a voice that is narrating his actions and experiences.
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A crew of 308+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Matt ChesseShot by Roberto SchaeferScored by Britt DanielDesigned by Kevin ThompsonCostumes by Lisa R FruchtStunts by Rick LefevourVFX by Adrian Banton
Box Office
2006 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$53.7M
Budget$30.0M
Worldwide gross$53.7M
break-even (2.5×)
US & Canada: $40.7M — 76% of worldwide · International: $13.0M (24%)
Opening weekend: $13.4M — 33% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $16.3M — 40% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,264 theaters
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Also known as
- Schräger als Fiktionde
- Más extraño que la ficciónes
- L'Incroyable destin de Harold Crickfr
- Vero come la finzioneit
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- CanadaSep 9, 2006
- United StatesOct 5, 2006
- United KingdomOct 20, 2006
Companies
ProductionColumbia Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Three Strange Angels
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Cast & Crew
308 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Will Ferrell
as Harold Crick
Emma Thompson
as Karen Eiffel
Dustin Hoffman
as Professor Jules Hilbert
Emma Thompson Nm0000668
as Karen Eiffel
Queen Latifah
as Penny Escher
William Dick
as IRS Co-Worker #1
Guy Massey
as IRS Co-Worker #2
Martha Espinoza
as IRS Co-Worker #3
T J Jagodowski
as IRS Co-Worker #4
Peter Grosz
as IRS Co-Worker #5
Ricky Adams
as Young Boy
Christian Stolte
as Young Boy's Father
Supporting cast
85Denise Hughes
as Kronecker Bus Driver
Peggy Roeder
as Polish Woman
Tonray Ho
as IRS Co-Worker #6
Tony Hale
as Dave
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Ana Pascal
Danny Rhodes
as Bakery Employee #1
Helen Young
as Bakery Customer #1
David Pompeii
as Bakery Customer #2
Linara Washington
as Bakery Employee #2
Larry Neumann Jr
as Homeless Man
John Mohrlein
as Man with Hose
Tom Hulce
as Dr. Cayly
Bruce Jarchow
as Commuter
Linda Hunt
as Dr. Mittag-Leffler
Kristin Chenoweth
as Book Channel Host
Bradley Mott
as Large Man on Bus
John M Watson Sr
as TV Author
David Wiegers
as Bakery Customer #3
Jarrett Sleeper
as Bakery Customer #4
Karen Lloyd
as Customer with Tan
Keith Kupferer
as Demolition Foreman
Danny Mccarthy
as Demolition Crew #1
Tab Baker
as Demolition Crew #2
Mark Buettner
as Claw Operator
Christian Young
as ER Doctor #1
Arraon Skippa Hixson
as Young Man Patient
Bryan Kelly
as ER Orderly
Whitney Sneed
as ER Nurse #1
Ray Kurut
as ER Doctor #2
Celeste Pechous
as ER Nurse #2
Michael Cook
as ER Doctor #3
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
as Head ER Nurse
Chet Dubowski
as Man in Tweed
Ora Jones
as Banneker Press Receptionist
Jordan Keller
as Grocer
Herb Lichtenstein
as IRS Co-Worker #7
Stacey Elaine Jackson
as IRS Co-Worker #8
Jordan Teplitz
as Old Man on Phone
Ricardo Gutierrez
as Bus Company Manager
James Mazza
as Irritated Man on Bus
Oscar Roxas
as Another Man on Bus
Nadirah Bost
as Accident Witness
Sandra Marquez
as Accident Witness
Lacy Katherine Campbell
as Accident Witness
Will Clinger
as Accident Witness
Al Samuels
as Accident Witness
Frank Caeti
as Accident Witness
Andrew Rothenberg
as Doctor Mercator
Rengin Altay
as Nurse
Lucinda Kemp
as Bus Operator #1
Donna Watkins
as Bus Operator #2
Julien Heron
as Animal Footage Voice Over
Lora Cain
as Animal Footage Voice Over
Bob Papenbrook
as Animal Footage Voice Over
Mike Mccoll
as Animal Footage Voice Over
Nathan Adloff
as Bakery Patron
Anouk Aimee
as Anne Gauthier
Holly Barrett
as Truck Driver
Rishi Chitkara
as Student
John Cleese
as Waiter
Edy Cullen
as Business Women
Sue Durso
as IRS Agent
Nick Ferrin
as Student
Reese Foster
as IRS Agent
Andrea Frisby
as Commuter
Alex Gil
as College Student
Judy Carmen Gonzalez
as IRS Employee
Eli Goodman
as Augustus Chatman
Cheryl Graeff
as Secretary
Carlyn Janus
as Driver
Terry Jones
as Mr. Creosote
Bob Kolbey
as Professor Polo
Tim Krueger
as Business Man
Chris Kuefler
as Driver
Debra Langland
as Nosy Lady at Accident
Jamie Louachai
as Movie Patron, El Passenger
Lori Miller
as Woman with Dog
Sergio Mojica
as Business Person
Sia A Moody
as Nurse #3
Kevin Pitcairn
as White Guy with Asian Woman
Zachary Spangler
as Bus passenger
January Stern
as Bus Riding Mom
Jean Louis Trintignant
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Ron Valdez
as Orderly
Andrea N Winters
as IRS Worker
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
8Aubrey Henderson
co-producer
Danny Bergeron
executive producer: Mokko Studio
Eric Kopeloff
executive producer
Hans Ritter
line producer: second unit (uncredited)
Jim Miller
co-producer
Joseph Drake
Producers, executive producer (as Joe Drake)
Lindsay Doran
Producer, Producers
Nathan Kahane
Producers, executive producer
Other crew
207K C Capek
additional camera second assistant
Agnes M Gibicar
additional hair stylist
Latrice L Edwards
additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Robert Deschaine
adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Jonathan Fallon
adr production assistant (as Jon Fallon) / dialogue production assistant (as Jon Fallon) / sound editor (uncredited)
Courtney Bishop
adr recordist
Johnny Gidcomb
adr voice casting
Craig Jackson
Art Director
Frank L Fleming
as Frank Fleming
Lisa R Frucht
assistant costume designer (as Lisa Frucht)
Brian S Kalata
assistant location manager
Gretchen Brown
assistant location manager
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