Hugh Grant, Rachel Weisz, Toni Collette
Will is a 36-year-old underachiever with a fear of commitment that leads him to seek out relationships with single mothers, on the assumption that they are more desperate. However, plans go awry when ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 14, 2003
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Flixster Reviews (784,657)
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August 26, 2009It's sweet in places but too corney for my liking. It's one film that I like Hugh Grant in but don't like Toni Collette, It's usually the other way round.
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May 4, 2009A quirky film with some great characters. Toni Collette can look so different from one film to the next. This is certainly one of my favourite Hugh Grant films, as he?s slightly less typecast in this film than most of his others. There is a really nice underlying message to th...( read more)
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April 27, 2008"I was in some strange territory. Was I frightened? I was petrified."
I usually enjoy watching these types of heart-warming British comedies, and About a Boy is certainly no exception. This one has a lot more heart than some other comedies I've seen over the year...( read more) -
April 22, 2008Dragged at times, but I enjoyed Hugh Grant's dry wit as well as the developing relationship in the movie.
[voice over] Marcus: I thought my mom looked pretty good in her new sweater.
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Critic Reviews
May 17, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today
May 17, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
An honest movie about childhood that avoids sappiness and sentiment and goes in unexpected directions. full review
May 17, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Hugh Grant, who has a good line in charm, has never been more charming than in About a Boy. full review
May 16, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rascally Hugh Grant, a beyond-awkward little boy and the makers of American Pie team up for a near-perfect comic delight. full review
May 16, 2002
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Less inventive than the one Stephen Frears put forward in High Fidelity two years ago, but also more satisfying. full review
May 8, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The acid comedy of Grant's performance carries the film. full review
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July 23, 2008Haven't watch the movie yet. But all of my friends have recommended it so I'd like to a.s.a.p. Mostly because coz Hugh Grant is funny & I like him in Music and Lyrics too.
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May 20, 2008it really great i like this film i saw it it really fantastic i like marcus and will too they are two sweet boys and her mother is really kind but i don't like the end of the film i would like will to marry with fiona but i don't matter it really fantastic but the end is really horrible
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