About a Boy

2002

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 93% · 185 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 55% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 191279 191.3K

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Plot summary

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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Nicholas Hoult as Marcus Brewer
Toni Collette as Fiona Brewer
Rachel Weisz as Rachel
Natalia Tena as Ellie
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bcheng93 8 / 10

...no man is an island...and no Will, it is not a quote from Jon Bon Jovi

just finished watching this fine fine movie and am still trying to digest it. well...i must say this coming of age ( Hugh's character too )movie made me feel so content after i finished viewing it. i've forgotten how good Hugh grant is in melodramatic comedies and all in all i think the British are the best at these types of comedies. the movie has a decent rating of 7.1 and i would personally give it a 7.5. this is possibly one of Hugh's best efforts and he seemed to have a lot of fun doing it.

as an American i can't understand how our shallow idiotic unintelligent comedies fare so much better then a gem like this. i guess most audiences were like the ones in the school audience during the music talent show. Marcus did the song " killing me softly " because it was one of his mums favorites and even though the audience was banal and cruel he still had the gumption and heart to get up there an perform for his mom. life isn't about trying to fit in and be with the cool crowd, there's so much more important things in life then that and Marcus was mature enough to understand that, with help from Will of course.

well, i won't give anything else away about this movie, but if you're looking for a intelligent, heartwarming, tender, sad and funny movie, this is it. i would recommend this movie to just about anybody over the age of 10. this is one of those hidden little gems that has also a very strong positive message about what is right and what is wrong. there was not one dull moment in this movie and i think i must've chuckle or guffawed about 50 times during the duration of this movie and it's not a long movie.

if you like intelligent tender heartwarming comedic movies where all the actors and actresses were in top form...then you have to watch this movie. one of my favorite comedies all-time.

Reviewed by kosmasp 6 / 10

Quite funny he is

As another reviewer stated, Hugh Grant is quite funny here. And Rachel Weisz is beautiful and inspiring as always too. But the principal story line didn't really work for me, as it was/is supposed to. While it's obvious that the movie has a boy in it (clue is in the title), it also is clear, that this boy will affect our main character (nothing that hasn't happened in other movies before or will happen in feature movies with a similar story).

While a more recent effort has Dwayne Johnson (aka the Rock) in a similar role, this effort with Hugh Grant, tries to stay more/closer to reality. While some might find this very attractive, some others would've loved it to be more comedic. I personally thought, that it wasn't funny enough, but actually liked the first steps. Not trying to fit the bill, trying to escape the blue-print of this movies. Unfortunately in my eyes it isn't really good, but not bad either. Just a nice movie

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 8 / 10

Both Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult amaze

Will Freeman (Hugh Grant) thinks of himself as a self-sufficient island. He doesn't need any connections or dependents. He's never worked a real job in his life, living off the royalties of his father one big hit song. After a setup by his sister, he finds that single moms make for the best dating potential. Marcus Brewer (Nicholas Hoult) is a freakish outcast at his school, and his mother is suicidal. Will and Marcus are brought together by a lie and a single parent help group.

Based on a Nick Hornby novel, it is a comedy about a man growing up helping a boy and his fears. It is a witty film about family and friendship. Most of all, it's about love and the need for human connections. The characters are well drawn. Importantly, Hugh Grant is at the top of his game, and there is a great newcomer in Nicholas Hoult.

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