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Dominican Rep. The Pursuit of Happyness
- Original title
- The Pursuit of Happyness
- Year
- 2006
- Running time
- 116 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Will Smith
Thandiwe Newton
Jaden Smith
Dan Castellaneta
Brian Howe
James Karen
Kurt Fuller
Mark Christopher Lawrence- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Based on a true story. 1980s. Business & Stock Exchange. Job/Employment
- Synopsis
- Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a family man struggling to make ends meet. Despite his valiant attempts to help keep the family afloat, the mother (Thandie Newton) of his five-year-old son Christopher (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith) is buckling under the constant strain of financial pressure. No longer able to cope, she reluctantly decides to leave. Chris, now a single father, continues to doggedly pursue a better-paying job using every sales skill he knows. He lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, and although there is no salary, he accepts, hopeful he will end the program with a job and a promising future. Without a financial cushion, Chris and his son are soon evicted from their apartment and forced to sleep in shelters, bus stations, bathrooms or wherever they can find refuge for the night.
Despite his troubles, Chris continues to honor his commitment as a loving and caring father, using the affection and trust his son has placed in him as an impetus to overcome the obstacles he faces.
US release date: 15 december 2006.- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2006: Nominated for Oscar: Best Actor (Will Smith)2006: 2 Nominations for Golden Globe: Best Actor, Original Song2006: 2 Nominations for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actor and Young Actor2006: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Actor (Will Smith)2006: Chicago Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Actor (Will Smith)2006: David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film
- Critics' reviews
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"It's a genuinely transporting inspirational movie because it's also a cautionary tale"
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- 62 Movies with a Great Male Lead (72)
- 82 My Top 20 Movies from the 2000s (86)
- 84 Movies that Don't Seem that Special but are Very Special to Me (50)
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