About a Boy vs Wonderful Nightmare
Wonderful Nightmare has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.7/10 for About a Boy). About a Boy is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 2m. About a Boy is the older of the two (2002 against 2026). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
About a Boy
Wonderful Nightmare| About a Boy | Wonderful Nightmare | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Philippines |
| Director | Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz | RC Delos Reyes |
| Main cast | Augustus Prew, Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult | Quinn Carrillo, Candy Pangilinan, TJ Valderrama, Denise Esteban, Benj Manalo |
Synopsis
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.
Wonderful Nightmare
It follows a high-flying, career-driven lawyer who dies prematurely due to a clerical error in heaven.
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