What's Eating Gilbert Grape
A quiet, tender look at small-town family burdens that aches with warmth and quiet sadness.
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About a Boy
A warm, funny, gently bittersweet watch about lonely people learning to let each other in.
About 2002 film directed by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz
Genres drama, comedy drama, romantic comedy
Directed by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Written by Peter Hedges
Starring Rachel Weisz, Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Natalia Tena, Augustus Prew, Victoria Smurfit, Sharon Small
Music Badly Drawn Boy
Runtime 101 min
Country United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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