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Release Date: May 17, 2002
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Writer: Peter Hedges
Cast: Isabel Brook, Nicholas Hoult, Victoria Smurfit, Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz
Studio: Universal Pictures
Official site: about-a-boy.com
Running Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some thematic elements

A playboy loves dating single mothers because they are more desperate and easier to leave; that is, until he becomes attached to one woman's 12-year old son....

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Being a 12-year old boy with no friends and a suicidal mother can be rough, but being a 38-year old playboy that lives off of royalty checks can be even worse. Together, though, they may be able to make a difference. That's the theme of "About a Boy," one of the best movies of 2002. Full movie review »

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