IRL (In Real Life) is a Swedish 2013 drama film, directed by Erik Leijonborg. The picture is a remake of the Belgian film Ben X (2007) by Nic Balthazar. It stars Valter Skarsgård as a teenager who finds solace in the MMORPG The Secret World as a result of severe bullying.

The Secret World is a massively multiplayer online role-playing video game with a dark urban fantasy theme, in which players play characters defending the world from occult threats.