About a Boy

6.7 2002 Chris Weitz 1h 41m
Drama Comedy Romance
About a Boy

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 Marcu

Cast

Hugh Grant Hugh Grant Will Freeman
Nicholas Hoult Nicholas Hoult Marcus Brewer
Toni Collette Toni Collette Fiona Brewer
Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz Rachel
Natalia Tena Natalia Tena Ellie
Victoria Smurfit Victoria Smurfit Suzie
Augustus Prew Augustus Prew Ali
Sharon Small Sharon Small Christine

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Double Feature Pairings

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St. Vincent
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