About a Boy

Nick Hornby · 1998Film 2002

About a Boy
The Book
About a Boy

Goodreads

3.8/ 5
1998
About a Boy
The Film
About a Boy

Audience Score

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TMDB

2002101 min
Faithfulness to source83%

Highly faithful

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Will Freeman is thirty-six, single, and without a care in the world. When he meets twelve-year-old Marcus, his carefree existence begins to change.

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A shallow, immature man finds himself looking after a twelve-year-old boy who changes his outlook on life.

Genre

Romance

Source Type

Novel

Year Published

1998

Year Released

2002

Director

Chris Weitz

Runtime

101 min

Faithfulness Score

83%Very faithful
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Adaptation Type

Feature Film

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