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About a Boy

About a Boy is a 2002 British- American comedy-drama film co-written and directed by brothers Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz. It is an adaptation of the 1998 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby. The film stars Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, and Rachel Weisz. The film at times uses double voice-over narration, when the audience hears both Will`s and Marcus`s thoughts.

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Actors Hugh Grant and Toni Collette were nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award respectively for their performances.

Plot

Will Freeman (Hugh Grant) lives a comfortable and leisurely lifestyle devoid of responsibility in London thanks to substantial royalties left to him from a successful Christmas song composed by his father. Will begins attending a support group for single parents as a way to meet women and as part of his ploy, invents a two-year-old son named Ned. His plan succeeds and he meets Suzie (Victoria Smurfit). Will brings Suzie on a picnic where he meets Marcus (Nicholas Hoult), the 12-year-old son of Suzie`s friend, Fiona (Toni Collette). Afterward, when Will and Suzie take Marcus home, they find Fiona in the living room, overdosed on pills in a suicide attempt.

Marcus attempts to fix Will up with his mother in order to cheer her up, but the plan fails after a single date. Instead, Marcus becomes close to Will after blackmailing him with the knowledge that `Ned` doesn`t exist, and begins to treat him as a surrogate big brother. Marcus` influence leads Will to mature and he seeks out a relationship with Rachel (Rachel Weisz), a self-assured career woman, bonding over their experiences raising teenaged sons, though Will neglects to explain his relationship to Marcus. Marcus, in turn, becomes infatuated with Ellie (Natalia Tena) but gives up his romantic interest in favor of a close platonic friendship. Will, realizing that he desires true intimacy with Rachel decides to be honest with her about his relationship with Marcus, but this backfires and their relationship ends.

One day, Marcus comes home from school to find his mother crying in the living room. Marcus attempts to unburden himself to Will, but Will is withdrawn following his break-up. Marcus decides to sing at a school talent show in order to make his mother happy. Will attempts to return to his previous lifestyle, but finds it unfulfilling and decides to help Marcus. He crashes a meeting of the single parents support group to find Fiona and beg her not to commit suicide. She assures him that she has no plans to do so in the immediate future and reveals that Marcus has decided to sing at the school show that day.

Will realizes this will be a huge embarrassment for Marcus and rushes to the school to stop him, but Marcus is steadfast in his decision to perform. Marcus steps on stage and sings his mother`s favorite song - `Killing Me Softly with His Song` as the student body taunts him. Suddenly, Will appears onstage with a guitar to accompany Marcus for the rest of the song, turning himself into the butt of the joke and rescuing Marcus from humiliation.

The following Christmas, Will hosts a celebration at his place with his new extended family. The idea of Will marrying Rachel is brought up and Marcus seems unenthusiastic. But Marcus reveals in voiceover that he`s not against Will and Rachel marrying, merely that he believes that couples don`t work on their own and that everyone needs an extended support system like he now has, concluding `No man is an island.`

Directed by Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Produced by Jane Rosenthal
Robert De Niro
Brad Epstein
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Screenplay by Peter Hedges
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Based on About a Boy by Nick Hornby
Starring Hugh Grant
Toni Collette
Rachel Weisz
Music by Badly Drawn Boy
Cinematography Remi Adefarasin
Edited by Nick Moore
Production
company
StudioCanal
TriBeCa Productions
Working Title Films
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release dates 26 April 2002
Running time 105 minutes
Country United Kingdom, United States, France
Language English
Subtitles Greek

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