About a Boy

About a Boy

2002

Will Lightman (Hugh Grant) is a rich, hip, irresponsible Londoner who, in search of available women, invents an imaginary son and starts attending single-parent meetings -- confident in both parties' inability to make a commitment. But when Will meets Marcus, the troubled 12-year-old son of Fiona (Toni Collette), a quirky and unexpected friendship develops as both Will and Marcus help each other grow up.

Growing up has nothing to do with age.

JBscale
78
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Drama
Length
1 hr. 42 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 17, 2002
US Box Office
$40,566,655 (#2219 of 7074)
Global Office
$130,549,455 (#1305 of 3929)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Brief Strong Language, Some Thematic Elements

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
May 1, 2012
Acquired Date
April 28, 2014
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
January 30, 2003

Actors

Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz
Toni Collette
Toni Collette
Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult
Sharon Small
Sharon Small
Natalia Tena
Natalia Tena
Isabel Brook
Isabel Brook
Victoria Smurfit
Victoria Smurfit
Augustus Prew
Augustus Prew

Directors

Chris Weitz
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Paul Weitz

Producers

Tim Bevan
Tim Bevan
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Brad Epstein
Brad Epstein
Eric Fellner
Eric Fellner
Jane Rosenthal
Jane Rosenthal

Writers

Chris Weitz
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Paul Weitz
Peter Hedges
Peter Hedges

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Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh Certified
93%
Tomatometer
185 votes
RT Stale
55%
Popcornmeter
792,589 votes
METASCORE
75
38 votes
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
194,764 votes