Is About a Boy scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is About a Boy easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is About a Boy violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is About a Boy one of a kind?

No. Less singular than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does About a Boy end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About a Boy

Name: About a Boy
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 2002
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Natalia Tena

Growing up has nothing to do with age.

Directed by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz

Produced by Universal Pictures, Tribeca Productions

2002101 min6.7 / 10

A warm, character-driven comedy about an irresponsible bachelor and a geeky boy who teach each other what it means to grow up, built on genuine affection and mutual transformation.

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.

Clusters

Feel-Good Belonging & Self-Discovery Found Family Stories Second Chance Romance Isolation And Loneliness Lighthearted And Uplifting Tone

Genres

Drama Comedy Romance

Keywords

Friendship London, England Rock 'n' Roll Rap Music Based On Novel Or Book Single Parent Becoming An Adult Bachelor Single Christmas Hopeful

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Questions people ask

Is About a Boy scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is About a Boy easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.
Is About a Boy violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is About a Boy one of a kind? No. Less singular than 92% of films.
Does About a Boy end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is About a Boy sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.