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About a Boy

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About a Boy
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PG13,1hr 40min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama,Romance
Released:
May 17, 2002
Directors:
Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Starring:
Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Nicholas Hoult  ...more
Synopsis: London's most frequently eligible bachelor gets some lessons in growing up from a maladroit 12-year-old boy in this third big-screen adaptation of a Nick Hornby novel, directed and co-written by siblings Chris and Paul Weitz of American Pie fame. About a Boy concerns the parallel coming-of-age stories of the thirtysomething Will (Hugh Grant), a layabout "serial nice guy" living a posh, carefree lifestyle off his deceased father's fortune; and the preteen Marcus (Nicholas Hoult), a bright but awkward ... Full Synopsis
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
That rare romantic comedy that dares to choose messiness over closure, prickly independence over fetishized coupledom, and honesty over typical Hollywood endings. Full Review
Metascore
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75
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 38 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Hugh Grant
Will Freeman
Toni Collette
Fiona
Nicholas Hoult
Marcus
Rachel Weisz
Rachel
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