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About a Boy (2002)

Comedy Drama
Rated PG-13
105 min.
Release Date
May 17, 2002
Director
Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Writer
Peter Hedges
Cast
Isabel Brook, Nicholas Hoult, Victoria Smurfit, Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz
Studio
Universal Pictures
Running Time
105 minutes
MPA 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.... Full synopsis »

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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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