About a Boy

About 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 Marcus.

Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz directed About a Boy, a 2002 comedy romance film. The film is filed under hopeful, rock 'n' roll, optimistic, and single parent.

Hugh Grant stars as Will Freeman, Nicholas Hoult as Marcus Brewer, Toni Collette as Fiona Brewer, and Rachel Weisz as Rachel. At 101 minutes long, it arrived in April 2002.

The screenplay is by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz. It comes from Kalima Productions, StudioCanal, and Tribeca Productions. The story is adapted from a novel.

How to Train Your Dragon, Zorba the Greek, and Forrest Gump make useful companions to About a Boy, all filed under friendship. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 2,486 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.