About a Boy

Summary

About a Boy is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• About a Boy's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• About a Boy was directed by Chris Weitz^[4].
• About a Boy was directed by Paul Weitz^[5].
• Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay for About a Boy^[6].
• About a Boy's composer is recorded as Badly Drawn Boy^[7].
• About a Boy's genre is romantic comedy^[8].
• About a Boy's genre is comedy drama^[9].
• About a Boy's genre is film based on a novel^[10].
• About a Boy's genre is drama film^[11].
• About a Boy's based on is recorded as About a Boy^[12].
• A cast member of About a Boy was Hugh Grant^[13].
• A cast member of About a Boy was Nicholas Hoult^[14].
• A cast member of About a Boy was Toni Collette^[15].
• A cast member of About a Boy was Rachel Weisz^[16].
• A cast member of About a Boy was Natalia Tena^[17].
• A cast member of About a Boy was Sharon Small^[18].
• A cast member of About a Boy was Victoria Smurfit^[19].
• A cast member of About a Boy was Augustus Prew^[20].
• About a Boy was produced by Jane Rosenthal^[21].
• About a Boy was produced by Robert De Niro^[22].
• About a Boy was produced by Tim Bevan^[23].
• About a Boy was produced by Eric Fellner^[24].
• About a Boy's production company is recorded as StudioCanal^[25].
• About a Boy's production company is recorded as TriBeCa Productions^[26].
• About a Boy's production company is recorded as Working Title Films^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jane Rosenthal^[21], Robert De Niro^[22], Tim Bevan^[23], and Eric Fellner^[24]. Directors include Chris Weitz^[4] and Paul Weitz^[5]. Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay for About a Boy^[6]. Cast members include Hugh Grant^[13], Nicholas Hoult^[14], Toni Collette^[15], Rachel Weisz^[16], Natalia Tena^[17], and Sharon Small^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include April 26, 2002^[28], August 22, 2002^[29], July 26, 2002^[30], and June 7, 2002^[31]. The original language of About a Boy was English^[32]. Genres include romantic comedy^[8], comedy drama^[9], film based on a novel^[10], and drama film^[11]. It was distributed by video on demand^[33].

Subject and Themes

About a Boy's main subject is dysfunctional family^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 7.7/10^[35], 93%^[36], and 75/100^[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

About a Boy's after a work by is recorded as Nick Hornby^[38].

Why It Matters

About a Boy has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]