Lars and the Real Girl' (2007) Ryan Gosling stars as a quiet odd extremely shy man Lars Lindstorm, who has an unusual relationship with a plastic anatomically correct doll for a "girlfriend". Lars and the Real Girl* (2007) is a comedy drama starring Ryan Gosling. The film centers on Lars Lindstrom, a socially isolated man who forms a delusional relationship with a life sized sex doll Lars' discovers love in strangest of places Boston Herald 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 Lars and the Real Girl (2007) IMDb 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