Directed by:
Marc ForsterScreenplay:
Zach HelmCinematography:
Roberto SchaeferComposer:
Brian ReitzellCast:
Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson, Tom Hulce, Linda Hunt, Christian Stolte, Kristin Chenoweth, Andrew Rothenberg (more)Plots(1)
Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) lives a life of solitude. Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson) can't seem to find a way to finish her latest book. Though Harold and Kay have never actually met, their fates are about to become intertwined in a most unusual manner. With her publishers growing increasingly impatient with her apparent inability to put the finishing touches on her latest novel, Kay is assigned a new assistant whose task it is to help provide the creative push needed to get her book finished and into the hands of her many eager fans. The subject of Kay's novel is a lonely and despairing IRS agent named Harold Crick, who believes that his life has lost any real meaning. As Kay continues to weave Harold's woeful tale without realizing that her protagonist is actually a living human being unable to concentrate on his life and career due to the constant interference of the narrator who inexplicably seems to anticipate his every move and read his every thought, her continued efforts to kill her perplexed subject finally provide him with the incentive needed to fully experience life by seeking out the source of the voice that plagues him. (Columbia/Sony)
(more)Cast
![Will Ferrell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272210_9668a8.jpg)
Will Ferrell
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Megamind (2010)
![Maggie Gyllenhaal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/080/166080621_fe4de1.jpg)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
![Dustin Hoffman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/250/164250554_be4cd0.jpg)
Dustin Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Papillon (1973)
The Graduate (1967)
![Queen Latifah](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/110/166110276_a5a459.jpg)
Queen Latifah
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Chicago (2002)
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
![Emma Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/679/163679060_587380.jpg)
Emma Thompson
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
![Tom Hulce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267744_0ae570.jpg)
Tom Hulce
USA
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
The Inner Circle (1991)
![Linda Hunt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/039/166039709_1d344d.jpg)
Linda Hunt
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Eleni (1985)
![Christian Stolte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/520/158520537_8c493b.jpg)
Christian Stolte
USA
Best movies:
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
![Kristin Chenoweth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/912/164912932_63b207.jpg)
Kristin Chenoweth
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
Tinker Bell (2008)
Andrew Rothenberg
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
The Poker House (2008)
Nathan Adloff
USA
Best movies:
The Express (2008)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
The Lake House (2006)
![Tony Hale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/777/166777784_be4a02.jpg)
Tony Hale
USA
Best movies:
Inside Out 2 (2024)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Celeste Pechous
Best movies:
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf? (2013)
Wild Nights with Emily (2018)
![Linara Washington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/354/160354623_bfcc0c.png)
Linara Washington
USA
Best movies:
The Express (2008)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
The Little Things (2021)
![Bruce Jarchow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/051/161051709_75d9dc.jpg)
Bruce Jarchow
USA
Best movies:
Ghost (1990)
The Express (2008)
Radio Days (1987)
![Cheryl Lynn Bruce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/787/161787543_d25b62.gif)
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Music Box (1989)
Keith Kupferer
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Road to Perdition (2002)
The Express (2008)
William Dick
Best movies:
The Express (2008)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
The Company (2003)
John M. Watson Sr.
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Larry Neumann Jr.
Best movies:
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Les Portes de l'esprit (1999)
Let's Go to Prison (2006)