About a Boy
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.
Paul and Chris Weitz adapt the Nick Hornby novel with Hugh Grant playing the closest thing to a real character he ever did, and 12-year-old Nicholas Hoult more than holds the screen opposite him. Badly Drawn Boy's score is the secret weapon. PG-13 at 101 minutes; a comedy about emotional avoidance that works for ages 13+ as a low-stakes introduction to non-romantic adult relationships.