Lars and the Real Girl debuted in theaters 15 years ago today. What do you think of the Ryan Gosling film? Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) directs Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, and Patricia Clarkson in this dramedy, about a man who falls in love with a sex doll. Stream 'Lars Amazon.com: Lars and the Real Girl : Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, R.D. Reid, Kelli Garner, Nancy Beatty, Doug Lennox, Joe Bostick, Liz Gordon, Nicky Guadagni, Patricia Clarkson, Karen Robinson, Craig To help Ryan Gosling stay in character, the real doll was treated like an actual person, as is done by the characters in the movie. She was dressed privately in her own trailer and was only present Ryan Gosling dates a doll is now a film category : r blankies