
Movies that feel likeAbout a Boy (2002)
If you loved About a Boy, the closest films we have are Muriel's Wedding (1994), Italian for Beginners (2000) and As Good as It Gets (1997). All three share About a Boy's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011).
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If About a Boy hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: friendship and becoming an adult

One thread runs through both: friendship

The same preoccupation in both: single parent

The same mix in both: stillness, then wit

Both land play and romance at once

Tender where it counts, warm underneath

Drama built on stillness, twice over
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Both lean on play more than on romance

Romantic drama in both cases
The difference: Trades the wit of About a Boy for an angle of its own

Both keep coming back to the same thing: single parent

Tender comedy, and it commits to that
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