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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
A struggling salesman and his son have no where to call home as life has been unfair to them, but in the midst of it all, he will not give in to despair as he struggles to create a better life for himself and his son.
8 February 1949, Hong Kong
4 December 1946, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
25 November 1932, Hardwick, California, USA
31 December 1943, Toledo, Ohio, USA
23 October 1930
November 20, 2008
Will Smith is getting all the awards buzz, but it's his real-life son, Jaden, who transcends all expectations in Happyness.
April 25, 2011
The Pursuit of Happyness is a very Hollywood film, which could be good or bad depending on your point of view. It tries very hard to be profound and inspirational, but ultimately it's not up to the task.
April 23, 2009
Smith turns in a career-capping performance, and director Gabriele Muccino ingeniously turns the material inward, cautioning us all to be grateful for what we have, for we're closer to the edge than we think.
August 28, 2009
Counterfeit emotion and submerged racism
December 15, 2006
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.'
April 06, 2008
Even the glossiest of surfaces can't extinguish the genuine emotions running beneath them here.
December 15, 2006
The Pursuit of Happyness can't imagine anything worse than being poor. Except maybe being surrounded by poor people.
April 29, 2009
Sap, sentiment, and hokey plot devices bog down an otherwise down to earth story.
January 11, 2007
Smith hits all the right notes - understated, engaging, inspirational - even if his young son threatens to charm him off the screen.
