Ruby Sparks

104 min. | Rated R

Calvin (Paul Dano) spends days of writer's block wandering his sterile apartment. Inspiration strikes in the form of a recurring dream. Ruby Sparks, as he names the subject of his nightly fantasies, soon becomes the subject of his writing as well. After obsessively typing out the minutiae of her character, she manifests herself in his living room, insisting that she's his girlfriend. Dano may be the star of the show, but it's Zoe Kazan's performance that makes this film an effective and moving critique of relationships and the stories we tell ourselves about them. (KRISHANU RAY)

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Official Site: www.foxsearchlight.com/rubysparks
Director: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Writer: Zoe Kazan
Producer: Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa
Cast: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Steve Coogan, Elliot Gould, Chris messina and Deborah Ann Woll