Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
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A widowed mother navigates the complexities of modern dating and parenthood while navigating her feelings for a new connection.
The story
Bridget Jones, now a widowed single mother, navigates the challenges of parenthood, work, and modern dating with the support of her friends, family, and former partner, Daniel Cleaver. As she re-enters the dating world, she finds herself pursued by a younger man while also forming an unexpected connection with her son's science teacher. The story follows her journey of finding a new start after the loss of her husband, Mark Darcy, who was killed four years earlier.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Bridget Jones, now the mother of school-aged Billy and Mabel, prepares to go out for the first time in a long time. While Daniel Cleaver babysits her children, Bridget attends the celebration of life held for her late husband, Mark Darcy, who was killed four years earlier. She eventually decides to re-enter the dating world, meeting 29-year-old park ranger Roxster on Tinder. Their relationship evolves over the summer until Roxster suddenly ghosts her. Meanwhile, Bridget's friend Daniel, who is hospitalized, encourages her to help him reconnect with his son. Roxster later reappears to apologize and commit to her, but she turns him down. Simultaneously, Bridget forms a bond with her son's science teacher, Scott Walliker. After a series of events, including a school trip and a winter pageant where Billy pays tribute to his father, Bridget and Scott acknowledge their mutual attraction. One year later, during a New Year's Eve party, Bridget and Scott share a kiss as they watch an owl fly away.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 125
- Production countries
- France; United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Michael Morris
- Writers
- Helen Fielding · screenplay; Dan Mazer · screenplay; Abi Morgan · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Renée Zellweger · Bridget Jones; Hugh Grant · Mark Darcy; Colin Firth · Daniel Cleaver; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Leo Woodall; Jim Broadbent
- Genres
- romantic comedy
- Themes
- grief; mother-child relationships; widowhood
- Tone and mood
- romantic; comedy
- Premise and plot tags
- sequel; romance
- Source material / true-story basis
- 2013 novel by Helen Fielding
- Franchise connections
- Bridget Jones
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 72 · scale: 100 · review count: 27
- Awards and nominations
- Outstanding Television Movie · Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards · 77th · nominated; Best Movie Made for Television · Critics' Choice Awards · 31st · won
- Production trivia
- The film features a score by Dustin O'Halloran.
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