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About a Boy (2002)

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All Time

of 190,142

692

2000's

of 34,011

173

2002

of 8,086

24
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,552
  
  111
  
  Comedy of 2002
  
  of 858
  
  3
  
  Comedy of the 2000's
  
  of 7,307
  
  24
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  403
  
  Drama of 2002
  
  of 1,059
  
  15
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,649
  
  99

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About a Boy (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0714

Avg Critic Score:3.0234

About a Boy (2002) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

We have all the action heroes and Method script-chewers we need right now, but the Cary Grant department is understaffed, and Hugh Grant shows here that he is more than a star, he is a resource. ...read the complete About a Boy movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Hugh Grant, who has a good line in charm, has never been more charming than in "About a Boy." Or perhaps that's not quite what he is. ...read the complete About a Boy movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Prepare to meet the male version of Bridget Jones, as Hugh Grant turns in one of the best performances of his career in a solid -- yet considerably muddy -- romantic comedy. ...read the complete About a Boy movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

No review available ...read the complete About a Boy movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)

Charming and unforced, a genial romantic comedy that's genuinely funny and truly tuching....read the complete About a Boy (2002) review at Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)

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Guardian/Observer

A rich and feckless young man living in north London contrives to meet a single mother and finds himself befriending her son....read the complete About a Boy (2002) review at Guardian/Observer

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TV Guide (Tanya L. Edwards)

Wickedly funny and surprisingly sweet film may be the perfect star vehicle for Grant. He's full of piss and vinegar and has at long last set aside the wobbly, stammering persona best left at "Four Weddings and a...read the complete About a Boy (2002) review at TV Guide (Tanya L. Edwards)

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Village Voice (Jessica Winter)

A crystalline curio of dumbs**t nihilism shot through with fleeting pathos, Koury's home movie often evokes "The Decline of Western Civilization Part...read the complete About a Boy (2002) review at Village Voice (Jessica Winter)

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Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

The loveliest movies are often the ones with a nasty kick -- pictures that don't gloss over human flaws and folly with a deadly coating of gloop, but instead sculpt them into high relief, so we can see exactly what we're getting in a character and make...read the complete About a Boy (2002) review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

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