If you loved About a Boy, try Down to Earth
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Down to Earth has roughly 5.6× fewer votes than About a Boy — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to About a Boy, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Down to Earth is
A washed-up comic gets zapped to heaven for an ID check and is rerouted to Earth inside a 70-year-old tycoon. Lance’s rebirth becomes a crash course in both second chances and embarrassing physical decline. The comedy lands somewhere between a pratfall and a mid-life crisis.
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