Ruby Sparks (2012)

Directed by

Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris

Genre

fantasy film, romantic comedy, magic realist film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 1,791 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A novelist is shocked when his fictional character comes to life as a real person. He tries to control her behavior with his writing, but she resists fitting his perfect image.

whimsicalmetaromanticanxiouspoignantinventivemelancholicunsettling

What happens

Ruby Sparks is a 2012 American romantic comedy film written by Zoe Kazan and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. It stars Paul Dano as an anxious novelist whose fictional character, Ruby Sparks, played by Kazan, comes to life, and his struggles to reconcile his idealized vision of her with her increasing independence. The film was released in the United States on July 25, 2012, by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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