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About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·PG-13·Drama·Comedy·Romance
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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.

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DirectorChris Weitz
WriterNick Hornby
Release dateApril 26, 2002
Runtime1h 41m
Budget$27M
Box office$129M
LanguageEnglish

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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...

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About a Boy was directed by Chris Weitz and released in 2002. It stars Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette.

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