About a Boy
“Growing up has nothing to do with age.”
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.
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Cast
43 people
Hugh Grant
Will Freeman
Known for
Love Actually
Notting Hill
Sian Martin
Cute Waitress
Nicholas Hoult
Marcus Brewer
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Warm Bodies
Toni Collette
Fiona Brewer
Known for
Hereditary
The Sixth Sense
Rachel Weisz
Rachel
Known for
The Mummy
Constantine
Natalia Tena
Ellie
Known for
Game of Thrones
The Platform 2
Victoria Smurfit
Suzie
Known for
Dracula
Bulletproof Monk
Augustus Prew
Ali
Known for
Charlie St. Cloud
Prison Break
Sharon Small
Christine
Known for
Nightsleeper
Dear Frankie
Madison Cook
Imogen
Also in
All She Wishes
Jordan Cook
Imogen
No other roles listed
Nicholas Hutchison
John
Known for
102 Dalmatians
Chris Weitz Director · Paul Weitz Director Peter Hedges Screenplay
Worldwide gross $129M · Budget $27M · United States release May 17, 2002
Box office
Budget
$27,000,000
Worldwide gross
$129,000,000
Gross vs. budget
4.8×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Tribeca Productions
Production
Working Title
Production
Kalima Productions
Production
StudioCanal
Production
United Kingdom · United States · France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 26, 2002
Theatrical
United States · May 17, 2002
Theatrical
Australia
August 10, 2002 · Theatrical
Austria
August 14, 2002 · Digital
Canada
May 16, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 1, 2002 · Theatrical
France
November 13, 2002 · Theatrical
November 11, 2025 · TV · RMC Life
September 23, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Émotion
Germany
August 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 26, 2002 · Digital
Ireland
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
September 13, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
September 14, 2002 · Digital
Netherlands
June 6, 2002 · Theatrical
Poland
July 5, 2002 · Digital
Slovakia
August 1, 2002 · Theatrical · English
November 28, 2009 · TV · JOJ
March 4, 2025 · Digital · Slovak · VOYO
South Korea
August 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
July 5, 2002 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 7, 2002 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 22, 2002 · Digital
Taiwan
May 19, 2023 · Theatrical
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