Ruby Sparks

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  • Opened July 25, 2012 (Limited)
  • 1 hr 44 min
  • R | Some Sexual References, Some Drug Use and Language

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 16+. More on child suitability

  • Young author Calvin Weir-Fields (Paul Dano), once a literary darling, is having trouble composing his next novel. Following a therapist's advice, Calvin pulls out an old manual typewriter and creates a vivacious, flame-haired woman he dubs Ruby Sparks (Zoe Kazan). Overnight, Ruby leaps from the page into Calvin's home as a real flesh-and-blood woman. And, what's more, she's unaware that she's actually a fictional character and that her actions and feelings are dictated by whatever Calvin writes. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Elliott Gould, Chris Messina, Annette Bening
  • Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
  • Genres: Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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phenmenal

by Santiago - MAKiiNA

This movie blew my mind. As I was watching I realized I was totally falling in love with this film. Smart, funny, challenging, even emotionally entertaining. All the while not realizing the subtle...

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Interesting concept falls flat

by Shadoi

I read the synopsis and was motivated to see it. While I still think the basic premise was interesting and all of the supporting actors were great, I was disappointed by some flaws in the story and...

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Good solid romantic comedy

by NYPerson1

It wasn't quite as innovative as I'd been led to expect, but it was fun and definitely worth seeing. The cast is quirky, in a good way....

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Critic Reviews

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

It's a good thing not to know where a film is going - we need surprises, we need to be spun around a few times - and Ruby Sparks, which is about a writer and his muse, but then becomes more about the muse and her writer, is happily just such a film. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Ruby Sparks is a romantic comedy that takes off from a premise so fanciful it needs every bit of the freshness that Dano brings it. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Todd McCarthy

A beguiling romantic fantasy about the creative process and its potential to quite literally take on a life of its own, Ruby Sparks performs an imaginative high-wire act with finesse and charm. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

A movie about the power of the imagination really becomes a movie about a certain element of surrender - about the release of power - that is practically a requirement for loving somebody. Read full review

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Zoe Kazan as Ruby and Paul Dano as Calvin in "Ruby Sparks."