Ruby Sparks

Ruby Sparks
A block of text with a blank space forming the outline of a woman. A man carrying a woman over his shoulder.
Theatrical release poster, which pays homage to the poster for Green Card
Directed byJonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris
Written byZoe Kazan
Produced byAlbert Berger
Ron Yerxa
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
Edited byPamela Martin
Music byNick Urata
Production
company
Bona Fide Productions
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release date
  • July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$9.1 million[1]

Ruby Sparks is a 2012 American romantic fantasy comedy-drama film written by Zoe Kazan and directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. It stars Paul Dano as an anxious novelist whose fictional character, Ruby Sparks, played by Kazan, comes to life, and his struggles to reconcile his idealized vision of her with her increasing independence.[2] The reviews of the movie were favorable.

  1. ^ a b "Ruby Sparks (2012)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. October 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Stephen Holden (July 24, 2012). "She's Everything He Wants, and Therein Lies the Problem 'Ruby Sparks,' Written by and Starring Zoe Kazan". The New York Times.