How to Build a Better Boy

A government computer accidentally assembles the perfect high-school boyfriend from a wish list two girls scribbled between algebra equations. The result is Albert, a walking checklist of romantic clichés with no off-switch. His existence proves that the only thing harder than coding the ideal beau is living with him.

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Paul Hoen directed How to Build a Better Boy in 2014. See Paul Hoen's full filmography, where to start with Paul Hoen, or where to go after you've seen everything by Paul Hoen.

How to Build a Better Boy was released in 2014 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 90 minutes.