About a Boy (2002)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $27,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $129,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.424 |
Directed By
Paul Weitz
Chris Weitz
Crew
Peter Hedges
Brad Epstein
Paul Weitz
Tim Bevan
Chris Weitz
Remi Adefarasin
Badly Drawn Boy
Jim Clay
Nick Hornby
Priscilla John
Nick Hornby
Robert De Niro
Nick Moore
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Eric Fellner
Jane Rosenthal
Bill Hargreaves
Lynn Harris
Peter Robertson
Neil Chaplin
Graham Stumpf
Graham Johnston
Bernard Bellew
Rod McLean
Nick Angel
Debra Hayward
Hardy Justice
Tony Dawe
Ann Lynch
Alex Oakley
Jaya Bishop
Nikki Clapp
John Arnold
René Adefarasin
Graham Johnston
Liza Chasin
Peter Robertson
Nick Hornby
Nicky Kentish Barnes
Christopher Newman
Ben Howarth
Tarn Harper
Chris Carpenter
Gary S. Gerlich
Meghan Lyvers
Lee Gilmore
Martin Chitty
Gary Freeman
Jill McCullough
Steve Hart
William Hooper
Peter Duffy
Lucy Williams
Laura Dickens
Walter Spencer
Charles Martin Inouye
Simon Cozens
Norval D. Crutcher III
Andy Koyama
Darryl Carter
David Williamson
Samuel Webb
Louise Egan
Claire Finlay-Thompson
Barry Gibbs
Patrick O'Sullivan
Lorna McGowan
John Bush
Carmel Jackson
Helen Mattocks
Jeff Sullivan
Sara Woodhatch
Paul Duff
Dave Moss
Stacy Mann
Joseph Alley
Jamie Mills
Bill Meadows
Vanessa Baker
Bob McNabb
Rosie Hardwick
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Bryan Pennington
Laurie Sparham
Stephen McLaughlin
Brendan Donnison
Ted Swanscott
Grahame Crowther
Colin Cooper
Jim Passon
Richard LeGrand Jr.
Guy Speranza
Marilyn Graf
Nick Goodall
Joanna Johnston
TOP CAST
Hugh Grant
Will Freeman
Nicholas Hoult
Marcus Brewer
Toni Collette
Fiona Brewer
Rachel Weisz
Rachel
Natalia Tena
Ellie
Victoria Smurfit
Suzie
Augustus Prew
Ali
Sharon Small
Christine
Madison Cook
Imogen
Jordan Cook
Imogen
Nicholas Hutchison
John
Ryan Speechley
Barney
Joseph Speechley
Barney
Denise Stephenson
Lindsey
Chris Webster
Ellie's Friend
Isabel Brook
Angie
Orlando Thor Newman
Louie, Angie's Kid
Paulette P. Williams
Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Susannah Doyle
Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Fritha Goodey
Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Delma Walsh
Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Peter Roy
Will's Dad
Rosalind Knight
Lindsey's Mum
Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre
Cute Waitress
Joanne Petitt
Hairdresser
Cathy Murphy
Nurse
Mark Heap
Math Teacher
Claire Harman
Skechers Shopgirl
Jason Salkey
Amnesty International Worker Tom
Annabelle Apsion
Amnesty International Worker
Russell Barr
Maitre D'
Joyce Henderson
Moira / SPAT
Jenny Galloway
Frances / SPAT
Janine Duvitski
Caroline / SPAT
Alex Kew
Simon Cosgrove
Murray Lachlan Young
New Year's Eve Party Guest
Matthew James Thomas
Candy Thrower
Aaron Keeling
Candy Thrower
Sidney Livingstone
Park Keeper
Bethany Muir
Child in Supermarket
Tessa Vale
Class Teacher
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