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About a Boy (2002)
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Will invents a child to improve his dating life, then finds that a real boy will not fit into the convenient gaps in his schedule. Marcus's need for more dependable adults gradually widens both their worlds. Hugh Grant makes the retreat from selfishness funny without making it instantaneous. Maternal depression and a suicide attempt give the comic friendship serious stakes, so this is warmer than it is carefree.
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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.