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?
00:04:13 Please, Will.
00:07:50 Her kid took to me, mainly because on our first meeting...
00:11:29 "Rainy days and Mondays always get me down"
00:15:30 He's a very good little boy.
00:19:16 "Look who's coming round the bend It's Santa and his reindeer friends
00:23:36 Listen, you know this has nothing to do with you, don't you?
00:28:40 I find the key is to think of a day as units of time...
00:31:35 ...and the earrings she got from her friend that went to Zimbabwe.
00:35:25 That's very nice of you...
00:40:58 Marcus was clearly screwed up about it...
00:44:54 Pretty trendy, your old man, isn't he?
00:48:07 He comes over uninvited every night! Do you know why?
00:51:26 And Lindsey's mum.
00:54:37 He bought me trainers, he lets me go round to his house and he knows what kids need.
00:57:55 - Yeah. What's yours called? - Mine?
01:01:22 I kind of want her to be my girlfriend.
01:04:17 One amazing thing about Rachel...
01:07:29 Jesus, was I turning into Marcus?
01:12:22 All I've got is a tambourine.
01:18:57 Okay. Please don't try and commit suicide again.
01:23:52 Any moment now.
01:28:41 I was petrified.
01:32:15 "No man is an island."
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,442
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:00:43
Final line01:32:15
Production Record
DirectorChris Weitz, Paul Weitz
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27,000,000
Revenue$129,000,000
IMDb votes195,499