Dreaming of Lions vs Lars and the Real Girl
Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.2/10 for Lars and the Real Girl). Dreaming of Lions is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 46m. Lars and the Real Girl is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dreaming of Lions
Lars and the Real Girl| Dreaming of Lions | Lars and the Real Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paolo Marinou-Blanco | Craig Gillespie |
| Main cast | Denise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro | Patricia Clarkson, Kelli Garner, Karen Robinson, Emily Mortimer, Ryan Gosling |
Synopsis
Dreaming of Lions
Gilda is terminally ill. Her only wish is to die without pain, and as all her suicide attempts comically fail, she decides to seek professional help.
Lars and the Real Girl
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.
Where to watch
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