Seven Pounds (2008)

Nothing in life is a sure thing -- except for Will Smith. In Seven Pounds, the box-office king plays a suicidal IRS agent who decides to make amends for his misdeeds. Operating under the identity of his brother, he sets out on a journey to help seven strangers, but his task runs into complications when he falls in love with one of them, a woman suffering from a heart condition played by Rosario Dawson. Helmed by The Pursuit of Happyness director Gabriele Muccino, Seven Pounds also stars Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, and Barry Pepper. It may not be the lightest of entertainments, but who doesn’t love a good redemptive tale?