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Growing up has nothing to do with age.
Growing up has nothing to do with age.
Comedy, Drama, Romance - 2002
About a Boy
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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.
Director:
,
Chris Weitz
,
Paul Weitz
Cast:
,
Toni Collette
,
Hugh Grant
,
Nicholas Hoult
,
Rachel Weisz
,
Sharon Small
,
Madison Cook
,
Jordan Cook
,
Nicholas Hutchison
,
Ryan Speechley

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
101 min
Release date:
26 Apr 2002
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$27,000,000
Revenue:
$129,000,000
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 30 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Hugh Grant hilariously redefines the word "playboy" in the first half of this film, then gets human, without losing his comic edge, under the influence of the title waif.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
10 Feb 2014
fresh:
Will is a flintier, more sarcastic and impatient character than we've seen Grant play, yet there's a core of decency about him.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
10 Feb 2014
fresh:
Mainstream comedies should all be this funny and tender and deftly performed.
– David Edelstein,
Slate,
10 Feb 2014
fresh:
The directors Paul and Chris Weitz -- the American Pie brothers -- have tried hard not to make a tearjerker, and at its best the movie is knowing and tart.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Feb 2014
fresh:
Even people who don't usually like Hugh Grant will be charmed by him in the scrappy, slightly scandalous comedy About a Boy.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb 2014
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