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Release Date:
17 May 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
Growing up has nothing to do with age.
Plot:
Based on Nick Hornby's best-selling novel, About A Boy is the story of a cynical, immature young man who is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 8 wins
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19 nominations
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(181 articles)
I 'heard about the Morgans' and I have some new ideas for Hugh Grant...
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 19 December 2009, 7:00 AM, PST)
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Hugh Grant gets a decent script where he can do what he does best and doesn't have to stutter
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Hugh Grant | ... | Will | |
| Nicholas Hoult | ... | Marcus | |
| Sharon Small | ... | Christine | |
| Madison Cook | ... | Imogen | |
| Jordan Cook | ... | Imogen | |
| Nicholas Hutchison | ... | John | |
| Ryan Speechley | ... | Barney | |
| Joseph Speechley | ... | Barney | |
| Toni Collette | ... | Fiona | |
| Natalia Tena | ... | Ellie (as Nat Gastiain Tena) | |
| Laura Kennington | ... | Ellie's Friend | |
| Tanika Swaby | ... | Ellie's Friend | |
| Peter McNicholl | ... | Ellie's Friend | |
| Christopher Webster | ... | Ellie's Friend | |
| Ben Ridgeway | ... | Lee, the Bully |
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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some thematic elements.
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101 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Malaysia:U |
Brazil:Livre |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Austria:10 |
Canada:PG |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:A |
Peru:14 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #38482)
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The quote "No man is an island" which Will jokingly attributes to Jon Bon Jovi, was actually written by John Donne in 1624, in his work "Meditation XVII".
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Factual errors: Will doesn't fit in the coffee holder in the espresso machine correctly, but still manages to make a cup of coffee.
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Features "Countdown" (1982)
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Silent Sigh
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Described by some as a man's version of Bridget Jones Diary the remarkable thing is that it lives up to the description. Hugh Grant, with an excellent script that could have been written especially for him, plays a young confirmed single yuppie socialite, dividing his day into units in which to pack his meaningless but carefree, philandering lifestyle and disposable income. After initially discovering unmarried mothers as a new supply of grateful sexual objects, he becomes drawn into a meaningful life after making friends with a young boy. Avoiding a cheesy ending is one of the film's many triumphs.