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About a Boy is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, who co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Hedges. It is an adaptation of the 1998 novel by Nick Hornby. The film stars Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, and Rachel Weisz. The film was theatrically released on 26 April 2002 by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Grant and Collette were nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award, respectively, for their performances. The film received positive reviews from critics and earned $130.5 million against a $30 million budget.
- Director
- Chris Weitz · Paul Weitz
- Writer
- Peter Hedges
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- Release date
- 26 April 2002 · Released
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country of origin
- France, United States, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Comedy Drama · Romantic Comedy
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- About a Boy oder: Der Tag der toten Ente
- Français
- Pour un garçon
- Italiano
- About a Boy - Un ragazzo
- 日本語
- アバウト・ア・ボーイ
- 한국어
- 어바웃 어 보이
- Polski
- Był sobie chłopiec
- Themes
- dysfunctional family ↗
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