About a Boy (2002)

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PG-13

1h 41min

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Synopsis

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.

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Where does About a Boy rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

About a Boy is 1223 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 607 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Rumble Fish but less popular than Restraint.

Rank		Title
1219.		The Post	+406
1220.		Camp Hideout	+639
1221.		Last Night in Soho	+611
1222.		Restraint	+660
1223.		About a Boy	+607
1224.		Rumble Fish	+656
1225.		Highlander	+625
1226.		Gwendoline	+640
1227.		On the Silver Globe	+670

Streaming charts last updated: 5:10:16 PM, 02/25/2026

Cast

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Will Freeman

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Marcus Brewer

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Fiona Brewer

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

Rachel

Natalia Tena

Natalia Tena

Ellie

Victoria Smurfit

Victoria Smurfit

Suzie

Augustus Prew

Augustus Prew

Ali

Sharon Small

Sharon Small

Christine

Madison Cook

Madison Cook

Imogen

Jordan Cook

Jordan Cook

Imogen

Nicholas Hutchison

Nicholas Hutchison

John

Ryan Speechley

Ryan Speechley

Barney

Joseph Speechley

Joseph Speechley

Barney

Denise Stephenson

Denise Stephenson

Lindsey

Chris Webster

Chris Webster

Ellie's Friend

Isabel Brook

Isabel Brook

Angie

Orlando Thor Newman

Orlando Thor Newman

Louie, Angie's Kid

Paulette P. Williams

Paulette P. Williams

Bitter Ex-Girlfriend

Susannah Doyle

Susannah Doyle

Bitter Ex-Girlfriend

Fritha Goodey

Fritha Goodey

Bitter Ex-Girlfriend

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