"Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period."

2006

1h 53m

7.3(2426 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Fantasy

Overview

Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.

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Cast & Crew

71 members

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Will Ferrell

Harold Crick

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

Ana Pascal

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Dustin Hoffman

Professor Jules Hilbert

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Emma Thompson

Karen Eiffel

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Queen Latifah

Penny Escher

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Tony Hale

Dave

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William Dick

IRS Co-Worker #1

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Guy Massey

IRS Co-Worker #2

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Martha Espinoza

IRS Co-Worker #3

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T.J. Jagodowski

IRS Co-Worker #4

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Peter Grosz

IRS Co-Worker #5

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Tonray Ho

IRS Co-Worker #6

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Herb Lichtenstein

IRS Co-Worker #7

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Stacey Elaine Jackson

IRS Co-Worker #8

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Ricky Adams

Young Boy

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Christian Stolte

Young Boy's Father

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Denise Hughes

Kronecker Bus Driver

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Peggy Roeder

Polish Woman

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Danny Rhodes

Bakery Employee #1

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Linara Washington

Bakery Employee #2

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Helen Young

Bakery Customer #1

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David Pompeii

Bakery Customer #2

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David Wiegers

Bakery Customer #3

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Jarrett Sleeper

Bakery Customer #4

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Larry Neumann Jr.

Homeless Man

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John Mohrlein

Man with Hose

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Tom Hulce

Dr. Cayly

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Bruce Jarchow

Commuter

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Linda Hunt

Dr. Mittag-Leffler

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Kristin Chenoweth

Book Channel Host

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Bradley Mott

Large Man on Bus

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John M. Watson Sr.

TV Author

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Karen Lloyd

Customer with Tan

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Keith Kupferer

Demolition Foreman

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Danny McCarthy

Demolition Crew #1

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Tab Baker

Demolition Crew #2

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Mark Buettner

Claw Operator

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Christian Young

ER Doctor #1

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Ray Kurut

ER Doctor #2

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Michael Cook

ER Doctor #3

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Arraon Skippa Hixson

Young Man Patient

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Bryan Kelly

ER Orderly

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Whitney Sneed

ER Nurse #1

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Celeste Pechous

ER Nurse #2

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Cheryl Lynn Bruce

Head ER Nurse

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Chet Dubowski

Man in Tweed

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Ora Jones

Banneker Press Receptionist

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Jordan Keller

Grocer

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Jordan Teplitz

Old Man on Phone

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Ricardo Gutierrez

Bus Company Manager

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James Mazza

Irritated Man on Bus

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Oscar Roxas

Another Man on Bus

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Nadirah Bost

Accident Witness

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Sandra Marquez

Accident Witness

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Lacy Katherine Campbell

Accident Witness

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Will Clinger

Accident Witness

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Al Samuels

Accident Witness

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Frank Caeti

Accident Witness

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Andrew Rothenberg

Doctor Mercator

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Rengin Altay

Nurse

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Lucinda Kemp

Bus Operator #1

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Donna Watkins

Bus Operator #2

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Art

Julia Heron

Animal Footage Voice Over (voice)

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Lora Cain

Animal Footage Voice Over (voice)

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Bob Papenbrook

Animal Footage Voice Over (voice)

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Mike McColl

Animal Footage Voice Over (voice)

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Nathan Adloff

Bakery Patron (uncredited)

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Sia A. Moody

Nurse #3 (uncredited)

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Eli Goodman

Augustus Chatman (uncredited)

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Edy Cullen

Business Women (uncredited)

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Tim Krueger

Business Man (uncredited)

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