About a Boy

About a Boy

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Friendship | London, England

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz, Christopher Newman, Alex Oakley, Ben Howarth See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Natalia Tena See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 41min
  • Music: Stephen McLaughlin,Lee Gilmore,Richard LeGrand Jr.,Nick Angel,Chris Carpenter
  • Award(s): ALFS 2003 (Won)
    Oscar 2003 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Tuner, The Idea of You
  • Story:
    Will Freeman is a hip Londoner who one day realizes that his friends are all involved with the responsibilities of married life and that leaves him alone in the cold. Passing himself off as a single father, he starts to meet a string of single mums, confident in his ability to leave them behind when they start to ask for a commitment. But Will's hope of a continued bachelorhood is interrupted when he meets 12-year old Marcus, in many ways his complete opposite.
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7.1/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Will Freeman is a hip Londoner who one day realizes that his friends are all involved with the responsibilities of married life and that leaves him alone in the cold. Passing himself off as a single father, he starts to meet a string of single mums, confident in his ability to leave them behind when they start to ask for a commitment. But Will's hope of a continued bachelorhood is interrupted when he meets 12-year old Marcus, in many ways his complete opposite.
Ratings

7.1/10

IMDb

AWARDS

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Won
ALFS Award

British Actor of the Year | 2003 | Hugh

Christopher Award

Film | 2003 | Tim

Golden Camera Award

Best International Actor | 2003 | Hugh

Empire Award

Best British Actor | 2003 | Hugh

PFCS Award

Overlooked Film of the Year | 2003

Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role Male | 2003 | Nicholas

Comedy Film Honor Award

Best Studio Comedy Feature | 2003

BSFC Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2002 | Toni

Best Supporting Actress For | 2002 | Toni

AFI Award

Movie of the Year | 2003

Golden Satellite Award

Best Original Song | 2003

OFTA Film Award

Best Youth Performance | 2003 | Nicholas

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Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Writing Adapted Screenplay | 2003 | Paul

Golden Globe Award

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 2003 | Hugh

Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 2003

BAFTA Film Award

Best Screenplay Adapted | 2003 | Paul

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | 2003 | Toni

Humanitas Prize Award

Feature Film Category | 2003 | Peter

INOCA Award

Best Actor | 2003 | Hugh

Best Supporting Actress | 2003 | Toni

Golden Satellite Award

Best Original Score | 2003 | Badly Drawn

Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 2003

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Comedy or Musical | 2003 | Toni

Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 2003 | Hugh

Gold Derby Film Award

Lead Actor | 2003 | Hugh

Supporting Actress | 2003 | Toni

Empire Award

Best British Film | 2003

WGA (Screen) Award

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2003 | Peter

Eddie Award

Best Edited Feature Film Comedy or Musical | 2003 | Nick

CFCA Award

Best Screenplay | 2003 | Paul

Best Actor | 2003 | Hugh

CDG Award

Excellence in Contemporary Film | 2003 | Joanna

Critics Choice Award

Best Young ActorActress | 2003 | Nicholas

Young Artist Award

Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actor | 2003 | Nicholas

ALFS Award

British Film of the Year | 2003

WAFCA Award

Best Adapted Screenplay | 2002 | Peter

Golden Schmoes Award

Biggest Surprise of the Year | 2002

Best Comedy of the Year | 2002

Seattle Film Critics Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2002 | Toni

SEFCA Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2002 | Toni

TFCA Award

Best Supporting Performance Female | 2002 | Toni

BOX OFFICE

Budget 27,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 129,000,000 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The shot of Will reflected in the mirror when he is depressed was actually taken when Hugh Grant was taking a break. The directors noticed him doing this and from behind he looked depressed, so they shot it without him knowing.

In the novel, Will introduces Marcus to, who bonds with Ellie over, the band Nirvana. The book is set in 1993-94, and the story climaxes with the kids learning about, and being affected by, lead singer Kurt Cobain's suicide. The title of the story is an allusion to the Nirvana song "About A Girl".

Brad Pitt turned down the lead role of Will Freeman on the grounds that it was implausible that someone so attractive would need to pretend to be a single father to meet women. He nevertheless appears in the film (sort of) - he is on the cover of an issue of "Esquire" magazine that Will is reading in his flat.

As Will describes web-based research as a "unit of time" in his day, he types the URL supermodelswithseethroughtops.com. This is an active Web site, consisting of a picture of Pope John Paul II in his "Pope-mobile".

At the beginning of the film Marcus says he would be able to take care of his mum (Toni Collette) if he were Haley Joel Osment. Toni Collette played Haley Joel Osment's mother in The Sixth Sense (1999).

Popular Dialogues

"Christine: You will end up childless and alone. Will: Well, fingers crossed, yeah."

"Marcus: I wanna be with her more, I wanna be with her all the time, and I wanna tell her things I don't even tell you or mum. And I don't want her to have another boyfriend. I suppose if I could have all those things, I wouldn't really mind if I touched her or not."