Dan in Real Life is a 2007 American dramedy film directed by Peter Hedges and starring Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche.Dan Burns (Steve Carell), is a newspaper columnist and a widowed father of three girls: Jane, Cara, and Lily. Jane has a driver's license, but Dan does not allow her to drive his car. Cara is very much in love with her boyfriend, but Dan thinks she is too young for that. Dan and his daughters take a trip to the home of his parents and we meet the rest of Dan's family, including his brother Mitch (Dane Cook). The morning after his arrival, Dan is encouraged by his mother to go into town for a bit to give his daughters some space. Dan visits a bookstore and is mistaken for an employee by a beautiful woman, Marie (Juliette Binoche). Dan and Marie strike up a conversation and continue their talk over coffee. They lose track of time, but both are clearly attracted to the other, although, as Marie tells Dan, she has a boyfriend. Dan returns to his parents and is surprised when Mitch introduces his girlfriend: Marie.
