PG-13About a Boy

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IMDB (192,096 votes)

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500M
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Play Time: 101 mins
Drama, Comedy, Romance
About a Boy

Overview:
Will 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.

Status: Released (2002-04-26)
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 30 nominations total
BoxOffice:$41,385,278
Screen:Nick Hornby, Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz
Productions: Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Tribeca Productions, Kalima Productions
Production Countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
About a Boy
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John Chard

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It didn't kill me softly. Will is self centered and has cast off all his responsibilities. But during one of his more dubious scams to date single mothers, he is forced to reconsider his moral fibre after coming into contact with a 12 year old outcast named Marcus. Adapted fr ....

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CinemaSerf

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"Will" (Hugh Grant) lives a life of leisure living off the royalties of a Christmas song written by his grandad. He dates a succession of women but usually neither party want much more than a quickie. He realises that all of the interesting people have grown up and into relationships ....

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Really like this movie. Hugh Grant before he started playing himself.

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