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May 17, 2002 · Roger Ebert May 17, 2002. Tweet. Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette and Hugh Grant. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Hugh Grant, who has a good line in charm, has never been more charming than in "About a Boy." Or perhaps that's not quite what he is.
99+ Photos. Comedy Drama Romance. Womanizing Will lives a carefree bachelor life on a Christmas song's royalties - until 11-year-old Marcus and his cute mom Fiona move in next door. Will provides an escape for Marcus from his vegan, hippie, uncool, depressed mom. Creator. Jason Katims. Stars. David Walton. Benjamin Stockham. Al Madrigal.
Summaries. Will, who attends single parent meetings to woo women, meets Marcus, a troubled 12-year-old boy. As they become friends, Will learns to be responsible while he helps Marcus with his studies. Twelve year old Marcus Brewer lives with his chronically depressed single mother, Fiona Brewer.
Set in 1993 London, About a Boy features two main protagonists: Will Freeman, a 36-year-old bachelor, and Marcus Brewer, a 12-year-old incongruous schoolboy described as "introverted" by his suicidal mother, Fiona, despite his tendencies to bond and interact with people.
About A Boy is the irresistible comedy smash that Time Magazine says is "smart, funny and winsome." 2008 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Rating. PG-13. Comedy. Hugh Grant (Notting Hill,...
Jan 1, 2001 · About a Boy. Nick Hornby, Udo Wachtveitl, Julian Rhind-Tutt (Narrator) ...more. 3.79. 136,410 ratings3,926 reviews. ACE for ISBN 9780140293456. Will is thirty-six but acts like a teenager. Single, child-free and still feeling cool, he reads the right magazines, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear.
About a Boy. DRAMA. A comedy-drama starring Hugh Grant as Will, a rich, child-free and irresponsible Londoner in his thirties who, in search of available women, invents an imaginary son and starts attending single parent meetings. As a result of one of his liaisons, he meets Marcus, an odd 12-year-old boy with problems at school.
