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About a Boy (2002) More at IMDbPro »

Remade as
About a Boy (2003) (TV)
References
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
"Sesame Street" (1969)
Jaws (1975)
"The Muppet Show" (1976)
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987/I)
Rushmore (1998)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Long Time Dead (2002)
Referenced in
"Just Shoot Me!: About a Boy (#6.13)" (2002)
 -  title reference
Thirteen (2003)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
Film Geek (2005)
 -  on shelf in video store
The Holiday (2006)
 -  DVD on Amanda's shelf
"Skins: Sketch (#2.2)" (2008)
 -  At the end of the episode, Anwar (Dev Patel) uses "the complete filmography of Hugh Grant since '92... to slow things down". He gets as far as 'Bridget Jone's Diary', then says, "I never get as far as 'About a Boy'." His 'Skins' co-star Nicholas Hoult also co-starred with Hugh Grant in the film 'About a Boy'.
Features
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Jaws (1975)
"Countdown" (1982)
 -  Will (Hugh Grant) is seen watching the show on more than one occasion.
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995)
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1998)
Billy Elliot (2000)
"Countdown: (#44.69)" (2001)
 -  Clips are shown
Featured in
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Restaurants (#1.2)" (2006)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best restaurant scenes in films

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