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Baout a Boy

The book Baout a Boy was made into the movie About a Boy.

Which one did you like better, the book or the movie?  There are 8 votes for the book, and 9 votes for the movie.

Book details for Baout a Boy

Baout a Boy was written by Nick Hornby. The book was published in 1998 by Penguin Books Ltd. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

Nick Hornby also wrote Fever Pitch (1992) and High Fidelity (1995).

 

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Movie details for About a Boy

The movie was released in 2002 and directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com and also IMDb.

Actors on this movie include Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Sharon Small, Madison Cook, Jordan Cook, Nicholas Hutchison, Ryan Speechley, Joseph Speechley, Natalia Tena, Laura Kennington, Tanika Swaby, Peter McNicholl, Christopher Webster (III), Ben Ridgeway, Jack Warren (II), Russell Barr, Isabel Brook and Orlando Thor Newman.

 

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A box-office smash in England, About a Boy went on to charm the world as another fine adaptation (following High Fidelity) of a popular Nick Hornby novel. While High Fidelity transplanted its London charm to Chicago, this irresistible comedy was directed ... Read More
A box-office smash in England, About a Boy went on to charm the world as another fine adaptation (following High Fidelity) of a popular Nick Hornby novel. While High Fidelity transplanted its London charm to Chicago, this irresistible comedy was directed by Americans Chris and Paul Weitz (American Pie) with its British pedigree intact. Better yet, Hugh Grant is perfectly cast as Will, a self-absorbed trust-fund slacker who tries to improve his romantic odds by preying on desperate single mothers. His cynical strategy backfires when he recruits the misfit son (Nicholas Hoult) of a suicidal mother (Toni Collette) to pose as his own son, thus proving his parental prowess to his latest single-mom target (Rachel Weisz). The kid has a warming effect on this ultimate cad, and what could have been a sappy tearjerker turns into a subtle, frequently hilarious portrait of familial quirks and elevated self-esteem. From start to finish, it's a genuine treat. --Jeff Shannon