The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

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Written by Steve Conrad

Directed by Gabriele Muccino

Running Time: 113 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2006

Rating: 12 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Bone scanners don't sell well. Struggling salesman Chris Gardner (Will Smith) knows it, the doctors he's pitching to know it and his nagging wife knows it. So when the chance to train as a stockbroker comes up, Chris grabs it with both hands. The problem is, there are no guarantees of a job at the end of the training and no money until he gets a job. Add to this a five-year-old boy (Jaden Smith) who needs his dad, and you've got a story with heartbreaking potential.

Italian director Gabriele Muccino crafts a fact-based drama about one man's struggle to live the American Dream without overdoing the sentimentality. Smith lost out to Forest Whitaker at the 2006 Academy Awards, but his performance is still one of the finest of the year. A heart-warming tale of struggle and achievement.

Cast

Image for Will SmithWill SmithChris Gardner
Image for Jaden SmithJaden SmithChristopher
Image for Thandie NewtonThandie NewtonLinda
Brian HoweJay Twistle
James KarenMartin Frohm
Image for Dan CastellanetaDan CastellanetaAlan Frakesh
Kurt FullerWalter Ribbon
Takayo FischerMrs. Chu
Kevin WestWorld's Greatest Dad
George CheungChinese Maintenance Worker
David Michael SilvermanDoctor at First Hospital
Domenic BoveTim Ribbon
Geoff CallanFerrari Owner
Joyful RavenHippie Girl
Scott KlaceTim Brophy

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