About a Boy

2002 · directed by Chris Weitz

Rating

75/100

Hit

no

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.

About a Boy (2002), directed by Chris Weitz, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Hugh Grant
• Nicholas Hoult
• Toni Collette
• Rachel Weisz
• Natalia Tena
• Victoria Smurfit
• Augustus Prew
• Sharon Small
• Madison Cook
• Jordan Cook

Crew

• Remi Adefarasin — Director of Photography
• Nick Moore — Editor
• Badly Drawn Boy — Original Music Composer
• Chris Weitz — Screenplay
• Paul Weitz — Screenplay
• Peter Hedges — Screenplay

More from Chris Weitz

1. A Better Life (2011) — 73/100
2. Operation Finale (2018) — 63/100
3. The Golden Compass (2007) — 55/100
4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) — 47/100
5. Afraid (2024) — 44/100
6. Down to Earth (2001) — 43/100

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