Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Director: Marc Forster

Cast: Will Ferrell as Harold Crick, 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, Denise 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

Fantasy movie, a la "Groundhog Day" where a man, Harold Crick in this
case, finds he has no control over his life....which leads to him
really appreciate his life. Although the premise is clearly fantasy,
the concept is intriguing and compelling.

Cast is terrific; those who usually over-act, e.g. Dustin Hoffman and
Will Ferrell, play it lower-keyed and believable. Emma Thompson, Queen
Latifah and Maggie Gyllenhall (and Tom Hulce, almost unrecognizable in
a single scene)round out the excellent cast .

A feel-good movie, mostly comedy but with some tragic undertones.

Close to two hours but you won't be looking at your watch very often.