2002 · 1h 41m · Comedy, Drama, Romance
About a Boy
TMDB
6.7
2.48K votes
Metacritic
75
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
critics
Box office
$131M
4.3x its $30M budget
US release May 17, 2002 by StudioCanal and TriBeCa Productions
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Critics (Metacritic)75
Audience (TMDB x 10)67
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 8 points.
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Cast
- Hugh GrantWill Freeman
- Nicholas HoultMarcus Brewer
- Toni ColletteFiona Brewer
- Rachel WeiszRachel
- Natalia TenaEllie
- Victoria SmurfitSuzie
- Augustus PrewAli
- Sharon SmallChristine
- Madison CookImogen
- Jordan CookImogen
- Nicholas HutchisonJohn
- Ryan SpeechleyBarney
Full cast (42)
- Joseph SpeechleyBarney
- Denise StephensonLindsey
- Chris WebsterEllie's Friend
- Isabel BrookAngie
- Orlando Thor NewmanLouie, Angie's Kid
- Paulette P. WilliamsBitter Ex-Girlfriend
- Susannah DoyleBitter Ex-Girlfriend
- Fritha GoodeyBitter Ex-Girlfriend
- Delma WalshBitter Ex-Girlfriend
- Peter RoyWill's Dad
- Rosalind KnightLindsey's Mum
- Sian Ejiwunmi-Le BerreCute Waitress
- Joanne PetittHairdresser
- Cathy MurphyNurse
- Mark HeapMath Teacher
- Claire HarmanSkechers Shopgirl
- Jason SalkeyAmnesty International Worker Tom
- Annabelle ApsionAmnesty International Worker
- Russell BarrMaitre D'
- Joyce HendersonMoira / SPAT
- Jenny GallowayFrances / SPAT
- Janine DuvitskiCaroline / SPAT
- Alex KewSimon Cosgrove
- Murray Lachlan YoungNew Year's Eve Party Guest
- Matthew James ThomasCandy Thrower
- Aaron KeelingCandy Thrower
- Sidney LivingstonePark Keeper
- Bethany MuirChild in Supermarket
- Tessa ValeClass Teacher
- Sue HyamsSPAT woman
Crew
- Directors
- Chris WeitzPaul Weitz
- Music
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Cinematography
- Remi Adefarasin
- Editing
- Nick Moore
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2003Screenplay by Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz
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