
About a Boy

Growing up has nothing to do with age.
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (2003)
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Box office
Grossed $129M worldwide, about 4.8 times its $27M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel About a Boy
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Filming locations
Filmed in Greenwich District Hospital
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Setting
Set in London
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Music
Music by Badly Drawn Boy
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Remi Adefarasin
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Nick HornbyNovel
- Peter HedgesScreenplay
- Chris WeitzScreenplay
- Paul WeitzScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 26, 2002
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $27M
- Revenue
- $129M
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Germany
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In the United States
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