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About a Boy
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2002 film directed by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz
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6.7Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.
Cast
- Hugh Grant as Will Freeman
- Nicholas Hoult as Marcus Brewer
- Toni Collette as Fiona Brewer
- Rachel Weisz as Rachel
- Natalia Tena as Ellie
- Victoria Smurfit as Suzie
Themes
- friendship
- london, england
- rock 'n' roll
- rap music
- based on novel or book
- single parent
- becoming an adult
- bachelor
- single
- christmas
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
198,092 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
75/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 30 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Paul Weitz Chris Weitz
- Screenplay by
- Peter Hedges Chris Weitz Paul Weitz
- Based on
- About a Boy , by Nick Hornby
- Produced by
- Jane Rosenthal Robert De Niro Brad Epstein Tim Bevan Eric Fellner
- Starring
- Hugh Grant Toni Collette Rachel Weisz Nicholas Hoult
- Cinematography
- Remi Adefarasin
- Edited by
- Nick Moore
- Music by
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Production companies
- StudioCanal TriBeCa Productions Working Title Films KALIMA Productions GmbH & Co. KG
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures (international) Mars Distribution (France)
- Release dates
- 26 April 2002 ( 2002-04-26 ) (United Kingdom) 17 May 2002 ( 2002-05-17 ) (United States) 22 August 2002 ( 2002-08-22 ) (Germany) 12 November 2002 ( 2002-11-12 ) (France)
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom France Germany United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $130.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 680387
- Official website
- www.about-a-boy.com
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- publication date
- 2002-06-07
- title
- About a Boy
- review score
- 75/100
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About a Boy is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, who co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Hedges. It is an adaptation of the 1998 novel by Nick Hornby. The film stars Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, and Rachel Weisz.
The film was theatrically released on 26 April 2002 by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Actors Hugh Grant and Toni Collette were nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award, respectively, for their performances. The film received positive reviews from critics and earned $130.5 million against a $30 million budget.