Stranger than Fiction is a 2006 American comedy-drama film.

The film is directed by Marc Forster, written by Zach Helm, and stars Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson, and Linda Hunt. Columbia Pictures distributed the film, which was shot in Chicago, Illinois and ostensibly set there too, although the film is careful not to refer to any city specifically.

Stranger Than Fiction may refer to:

In film:

• Stranger than Fiction (film), a 2006 comedy-drama film starring Will Ferrell.
• Stranger Than Fiction (2000 film), a direct-to-video film starring Mackenzie Astin

In literature:

• Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories (UK title: Nonfiction), a book by Chuck Palahniuk

In music:

• Stranger Than Fiction (soundtrack), a soundtrack for the 2006 comedy-drama film starring Will Ferrel.
• Stranger Than Fiction (album), an album by Bad Religion
• "Stranger Than Fiction" (song), a single from the album
• Stranger Than Fiction (Pink Floyd album)
• Stranger Than Fiction (Rock Bottom Remainders album)
• Stranger Than Fiction (Ultra Nate album)
• Stranger Than Fiction (Sabbat album), a demo album by Sabbat
• "Stranger Than Fiction", a song by moe. from Tin Cans & Car Tires
• Stranger Than Fiction, an American band that included Elliott Smith

While waiting for their flight in a bar of an airport, the writer Donovan Miller (Todd Field) tells the story of his best-seller to a stranger to kill time. In Lake City, Violet Madison (Natascha Gregson Wagner), Austin Walker (Todd Field), Emma Scarlett (Dina Meyer) and Jared Roth (Mackenzie Astin) are good friends. After going together to a bar, Jared comes wounded to Austin's apartment in the late night and confesses that he is gay and has just killed a man in his apartment. He asks to his friends to help him to vanish with the body of the victim. The group agrees, and after many incidents, Violet stresses, jeopardizing the group. When Violet is found hanged in her house, many secrets are disclosed. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Everybody knows that your life is a story. But what if a story was your life? Harold Crick is your average IRS agent: monotonous, boring, and repetitive. But one day this all changes when Harold begins to hear an author inside his head narrating his life. The narrator it is extraordinarily accurate, and Harold recognizes the voice as an esteemed author he saw on TV. But when the narration reveals that he is going to die, Harold must find the author of the story, and ultimately his life, to convince her to change the ending of the story before it is too late. Written by the lexster

For twelve years, the methodic IRF agent Harold Crick has had a routine lonely life guided by his wristwatch. However, one day he hears the narration of his life in off, telling that he is going to die pretty soon. Meanwhile, he audits Ana Pascal, the owner of a bakery that is in debt with the IRF, and falls in love for her. Harold is advised by Professor Jules Hilbert to change his monotonous lifestyle while he tries to find Karen Eiffel, the author of the story of his life, who is researching means of killing the character, and convince her to change the ending of the story. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil