The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Brian Howe, Dan Castellaneta, David Fine, Jaden Smith, James Karen ... (see more) , Thandie Newton , Will Smith , Zuhair Haddad
Chris Gardner is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his so... (read more) Chris Gardner is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them.
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PG-13, 1 hr. 56 min.
Directed by:
Gabriele Muccino
Release Date: Nov 25, 2006
DVD Release Date: Mar 27, 2007
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The Pursuit of Happyness is up there on the best "fell good" films ever made.
Knallfilm! Vanskelig å innbille sej at filmen e bygd på ei sann historie. Gripande film, som fort kan vekke tårekanalane blant nokre
Es muy buena pero se enfocan demasiado e intensamente en el personaje de Chris Gradner, que dejan de lado detalles que giran alredeor de el, ya sean personajes o lugares y cosas que parezca o no tambien importan, para una buena pelÃcula.
Heart warming rags to riches drama. The Pursuit of Happyness is about the perseverance of a single father in pursuit of his dream of a better life. Will Smith is excellent as Chris Gardner, as he really puts his heart and soul into the role, and I li... (read more) Heart warming rags to riches drama. The Pursuit of Happyness is about the perseverance of a single father in pursuit of his dream of a better life. Will Smith is excellent as Chris Gardner, as he really puts his heart and soul into the role, and I liked it's stylish direction, with crisp camera work and editing. I do feel that Smith's character could have had any job, instead of constantly running out of money, sleeping in toilets, and chasing homeless people. Overall a good movie with a lot of heart.
They could gotten a better kid actor opposite Will Smith, instead of his real son. Other than that, a pretty decent movie.
Will Smith Fails, Fails, Fails, Fails, Puts together a rubix cube, Fails, Fails, Fails, Succeeds. There's the movie for you, now you don't have to sit through two hours of boredom.
Rare to see such a real story in English movies.. Nice performances by father and son.. Worth a watch.
Una de las mejores, por no decir la mejor de Will Smith... Te muestra q la vida no es nada facil y para llegar tan alto como muchop sueñan, hay q hacer grandes sacrificios.
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Will Smith has his best screen role ever and he runs with it. He's flat-out great.full review
Some people will see The Pursuit of Happyness as a glorification of capitalism, but the movie is much less about 'getting' than it is about 'not having.'full review
Ultimately, the real Chris Gardner emerges as an inspirational American success story -- and Will Smith emerges as a fine and nuanced actor.full review
Will Smith has the right quality for the role -- he's an easy man to root for -- but he augments this by channeling some inner quality of desperation and need.full review
The whole thing works. This earnest, modest, sweet little ode to paternal love is meant to warm the cockles of our hearts in a season overrun with cockle-warming, and even a recalcitrant Scrooge may sniff back a few salty droplets.full review
For an expensive, mainstream Hollywood movie, The Pursuit of Happyness is crisscrossed with mixed motives.full review
The role needs gravity, smarts, charm, humor and a soul that's not synthetic. Smith brings it. He's the real deal.full review
Thankfully, humor leavens the dark journey, and little Jaden and his jokes go a long way to warm our hearts.full review
Smith hasn't delivered this kind of earnest, emotionally raw performance since Ali, and his Chris Gardner is every bit as complex.full review
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