About a Boy

"Growing up has nothing to do with age."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.7/10

2,431 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nomination

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$27.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$129.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$102.0M

ROI: +378%

Budget Recovery478% of budget

$0|Budget: $27.0M|Revenue: $129.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

38.8K

Daily Avg

646

7-Day Trend

+88%

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Based On

About a Boy

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Greenwich District Hospital

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Story Setting

Set In

London

Themes & Subjects

#dysfunctionalfamily

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Remi Adefarasin

Film Editing

Nick Moore

Music / Score

Badly Drawn Boy

Costume Design

Joanna Johnston

Production Companies

TriBeCa ProductionsStudioCanalWorking Title Films

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch About a Boy

Available in 64 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Paramount+ Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

CanadaPG

AustraliaM

Germany6

FranceU

JapanG

Austria12

+11 more countries

Production

Directors

Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz

Writers

Nick Hornby, Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz

Production Companies

Universal PicturesTribeca ProductionsWorking Title FilmsKalima ProductionsStudioCanal

Cast

Hugh Grant

Will Freeman

Nicholas Hoult

Marcus Brewer

Toni Collette

Fiona Brewer

Rachel Weisz

Rachel

Natalia Tena

Ellie

Victoria Smurfit

Suzie

Augustus Prew

Ali

Sharon Small

Christine

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Madison Cook

Imogen

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Jordan Cook

Imogen

Nicholas Hutchison

John

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Ryan Speechley

Barney

Tags & Keywords

friendshiplondon, englandrock 'n' rollrap musicbased on novel or booksingle parentbecoming an adultbachelorsinglechristmashopefuloptimistic

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