: The Burns family is famously tight-knit, participating in traditions like touch football, crossword puzzles, and talent shows, which serves as a warm but suffocating backdrop for Dan's personal crisis. Dan in Real Life - Movie Review : Alternate Ending
: Upon returning to the family house, Dan is devastated to discover that Marie is the new girlfriend of his younger brother, Mitch (Dane Cook). Dan in Real Life
: Dan Burns (played by Steve Carell) is a dedicated single father living in New Jersey with his three daughters: Jane, Cara, and Lilly. Still grieving his wife four years after her death, he is overly cautious and protective. : The Burns family is famously tight-knit, participating