---
title: 'About a Boy (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chris Weitz'
released: '2002-04-26'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/about-a-boy-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276751/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# About a Boy (2002)

2002 · 101 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · Germany, United Kingdom, France, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chris Weitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-weitz), [Paul Weitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-weitz)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Hedges](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-hedges)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Badly Drawn Boy](https://cinepixo.com/people/badly-drawn-boy)
- **Producer:** [Robert De Niro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-niro), [Jane Rosenthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-rosenthal), [Eric Fellner](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-fellner), [Tim Bevan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-bevan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Remi Adefarasin](https://cinepixo.com/people/remi-adefarasin)
- **Editor:** [Nick Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-moore)

## Cast

- [Augustus Prew](https://cinepixo.com/people/augustus-prew)
- [Nicholas Hoult](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-hoult)
- [Victoria Smurfit](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-smurfit)
- [Natalia Tena](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalia-tena)
- [Rachel Weisz](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-weisz)
- [Sharon Small](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharon-small)
- [Toni Collette](https://cinepixo.com/people/toni-collette)
- [Hugh Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-grant)

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Official site: http://www.about-a-boy.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/about-a-boy-2002
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