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      The Pursuit of Happyness

      2006, Drama, 1h 56m

      176 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      Will Smith's heartfelt performance elevates The Pursuit of Happyness above mere melodrama. Read critic reviews

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      Life is a struggle for single father Chris Gardner (Will Smith). Evicted from their apartment, he and his young son (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith) find themselves alone with no place to go. Even though Chris eventually lands a job as an intern at a prestigious brokerage firm, the position pays no money. The pair must live in shelters and endure many hardships, but Chris refuses to give in to despair as he struggles to create a better life for himself and his son.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Some Language)

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Gabriele Muccino

      • Producer: Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, James Lassiter, Will Smith

      • Writer: Steve Conrad

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $162.6M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Sony Pictures

      • Production Co: Overbrook Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Escape Artists

      • Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Will Smith
      Jaden Smith
      Brian Howe
      James Karen
      Kurt Fuller
      Kevin West
      Domenic Bove
      Scott Klace
      Maurice Sherbanee
      Andrea Guerra
      Phedon Papamichael
      Hughes Winborne
      J. Michael Riva
      Sharen Davis
      Louis D'Esposito
      Mark Clayman
      David Alper
      Teddy Zee

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      • May 04, 2016
        Pretty solid. Kind of overrated I think, but still an enjoyable film with a good story.
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      • Feb 13, 2014
        I'm not terribly surprised that this was more loved by users than critics. It is the faux heart wrenching real story that still has more glamour than likely really was the case and unfortunately stars Will Smith's son. Two stars on the barfy metre.
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      • Oct 18, 2013
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      • Dec 20, 2012
        Melodramatic, sad, heartfelt movie about a man never giving up and finding true happiness in life. The movie has that message of "life's hard" or "life's unfair", which is true, but how do get through it?. In all seriousness, Will Smith and Jaden Smith will break your heart and rebuild them again, they both give powerful performances and have insanely good chemistry (obviously sense in real life they are father and son). The story is incredible, the acting is superb, the emotion never stops being powerful and in one scene of the movie, when Will Smith gets the official job where he finally gets paid money for his work, he cries and says "Thank You". The message that was translated was that everything he went through, all the trouble and the bills he needed to pay, he never gave up, and all the work and studying paid off..that message was so impacting that would make me cry too, and I absolutely recommend this movie.
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