About a Boy
2002 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 195,499 VOTES · DIR. Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,442 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:43 Okay, you ready for this?
00:04:11 Not really. I'm sort of all right as I am.
00:07:39 She can't be buying this rubbish.
00:11:11 So, you looking forward to school today?
00:15:15 May I ask, does your ex see Ned at all?
00:18:51 You know Michael Jackson?
00:22:58 Oh, my God.
00:28:07 - I can't be here to watch you all the time. - I know.
00:30:51 Remember where we live?
00:34:37 And I didn't like it.
00:39:52 But I knew he really wanted to watch Warrior Princess.
00:43:52 I don't think so.
00:47:15 Doesn't that scare you?
00:50:01 No, she's not! She's wrong!
00:53:46 You could go pose as Santa, try and shag some carol singers.
00:56:36 It was torture.
01:00:13 Listen, I need your help.
01:02:56 Really? Yeah, I think I've seen you around.
01:06:01 He wasn't 100 percent good news.
01:09:15 I wanted to believe that you had a son, so I let my imagination run riot.
01:14:24 You could try.
01:20:19 - Yeah, singing. - At school?
01:25:54 "I heard he had a style
01:30:11 Before you came-
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,442
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:00:43
Final line01:30:11
Production Record
DirectorChris Weitz, Paul Weitz
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27,000,000
Revenue$129,000,000
IMDb votes195,499