Cinematography:
Remi AdefarasinComposer:
Damon GoughCast:
Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Sharon Small, Toni Collette, Natalia Tena, Peter McNicholl, Chris Webster, Isabel Brook, Bethany Muir, Jenny Galloway (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
ABOUT A BOY, directed by Chris and Paul Weitz, stars Hugh Grant as Will Freeman, a proudly self-absorbed 38-year-old Londoner. Living lavishly off the royalties from a hit Christmas song penned by his father, Will excels at nothing except doing nothing, which, in his case, includes shopping for CDs and having his hair "professionally disheveled." When Will makes a guilt-free exit from a brief fling with a single mom, he decides to crash a meeting of S.P.A.T. (Single Parents, Alone Together) in pursuit of more single mothers. This scheme leads to meeting Suzie (Victoria Smurfit) and Marcus (Nicholas Hoult), the socially awkward 12-year-old son of her flaky best friend, Fiona (Toni Collette). A series of odd situations leads to Will and Marcus becoming unlikely friends, and gradually both of their lives start to change for the better. However, when Will falls for the lovely Rachel (Rachel Weisz) and attempts to pass Marcus off as his son, things go awry. In order to win the heart of Rachel and make amends with Marcus, Will must finally grow up--and completely embarrass himself in front of hundreds of people. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Hugh Grant
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Gentlemen (2019)
Love Actually (2003)
Nicholas Hoult
UK
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Sharon Small
UK
Best movies:
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Toni Collette
Australia
Best movies:
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Knives Out (2019)
Natalia Tena
UK
Best movies:
Peter McNicholl
Best movies:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
About a Boy (2002)
Chris Webster
UK
Best movies:
About a Boy (2002)
Hidden (2011) (series)
American Assassin (2017)
Isabel Brook
Best movies:
About a Boy (2002)
Faust: Love of the Damned (2000)
Bethany Muir
Best movies:
About a Boy (2002)
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Jenny Galloway
UK
Best movies:
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About a Boy (2002)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Janine Duvitski
UK
Best movies:
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The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Victoria Smurfit
Ireland
Best movies:
About a Boy (2002)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
The Beach (2000)
Frog Stone
UK
Best movies:
About a Boy (2002)
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Rebecca Craven
Best movies:
About a Boy (2002)
Cathy Murphy
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Memphis Belle (1990)
About a Boy (2002)
Annabelle Apsion
UK
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Goodnight Mister Tom (1998) (TV movie)
About a Boy (2002)
Matt Wilkinson
Best movies:
V for Vendetta (2005)
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
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Rosalind Knight
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) (TV movie)
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Rachel Weisz
UK
Best movies:
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