About a Boy

About a Boy

6.7IMDb Score
Released:2002-04-26
Duration:101 min
Director:Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Actors:Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Natalia Tena
Production:Universal Pictures, Tribeca Productions, Working Title Films, Kalima Productions, StudioCanal

Overview:

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.

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