About a Boy
Movie • 2002 • Comedy
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Will Freeman is a hip Londoner who one day realizes that his friends are all involved with the responsibilities of married life, which leaves him alone in the cold. Passing himself off as a single father, he starts to meet a string of single mums, confident in his ability to leave them behind when they start to ask for a commitment. But Will's hope of continued bachelorhood is interrupted when he meets 12-year old Marcus, in many ways his complete opposite.
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A boy follows a man about for a while. It’s not creepy
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Is there domestic violence?
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milosfish
It’s a common occurrence that Will is drinking beer or wine throughout the film, however there is no mention of alcoholism. (Not sure why people are voting yes?)
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Marcus’ mom overdoses on drugs in the beginning of the film as a suicide attempt.
Will also makes references to “getting stoned” as a pastime during the holidays, however this is not seen.
Will also makes references to “getting stoned” as a pastime during the holidays, however this is not seen.
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Is there a dead animal?
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milosfish
Marcus kills a duck on accident at the beginning of the film. Meant to be a comedic reference to his mom’s awful cooking.
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a duck
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A woman is suspicious of a man spending time with her son
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Things are thrown at Marcus, however he is never visibly hurt (bruises, cuts, etc.)
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No but it is mentioned as a joke and there is a t-shirt reference to Lorena Bobbit.
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At two points in the film you see Marcus’ mom unconscious after a suicide attempt.
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Marcus’ mom assumes that Will is molesting him in his home. Could offend/trigger some viewers.
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Does a kid die?
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Ethan Arbuthnot
Everyone dies in About a Boy.
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a mother unsuccessfully attempts suicide
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Does someone cheat?
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A handful of bit characters talk about their spouses cheating on them.
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Spoiler alert; one of the characters has a very brief vision of one of their dearly Departed.
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Yes there’s a lot of vomit on the floor/couch next to a woman that has overdosed. It’s about 23 minutes in or something and look away when the kid is entering the house. Idk if anyone gags cause I turned to sound of and covered my screen.
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Little kid at the beginning blows a raspberry
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Nothing is shown, but there is a reference to a character being kept overnight at the hospital for psychiatric evaluation/suicide watch after an attempt.
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unsuccessful suicide attempt
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Marcus could be read as autistic and is bullied by other children
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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It's mostly it's only talked about. I think the worst thing that actually happens on screen is some brief but intense making out.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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No but there’s lots of sad stuff in it that isn’t like fully resolved
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