Ruby Sparks

Name: Ruby Sparks
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2012-07-25
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas

2012·Movie·R·104 min·★ 7.1(1,783)

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“She's Out Of His Mind.”

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

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About Ruby Sparks

Ruby Sparks is a 2012 English-language comedy, romance and fantasy film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The cast is led by Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina. It has a runtime of 1h 44m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 1800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel.

Ruby Sparks was produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures, DragonCove Studios, and Bona Fide Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on July 25, 2012, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $8 million, it went on to gross $9 million worldwide.

Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Writers: Zoe Kazan
Release date: July 25, 2012
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $8 million
Box office: $9 million
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures, DragonCove Studios, Bona Fide Productions

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Ruby Sparks cast & crew

Ruby Sparks was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and written by Zoe Kazan.

The cast features Paul Dano as Calvin, Zoe Kazan as Ruby, Chris Messina as Harry, Annette Bening as Gertrude, Antonio Banderas as Mort, and Alia Shawkat as Mabel.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nick Urata, cinematography is by Matthew Libatique, and it was produced by Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger.

Is Ruby Sparks worth watching?

Ruby Sparks holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 1,783 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 44m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, romance, and fantasy, Ruby Sparks is worth a place on your watchlist.

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