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The Pursuit of Happyness
Chris Gardner's life as a single father has been uneasy but still yet he is focused and prioritizes his duty as a father even as he takes on a professional endeavor.
4 January 1980, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
4 March 1965, Los Angeles, California, USA
1971, Costa Mesa, California, USA
16 September 1953, San Francisco, California, USA
6 February 1911, Tampico, Illinois, USA
11 January 1955, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
21 August 1975, Taipei, Taiwan
April 06, 2008
Even the glossiest of surfaces can't extinguish the genuine emotions running beneath them here.
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.
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.
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.
January 11, 2007
Smith hits all the right notes - understated, engaging, inspirational - even if his young son threatens to charm him off the screen.
August 28, 2009
Counterfeit emotion and submerged racism
April 29, 2009
Sap, sentiment, and hokey plot devices bog down an otherwise down to earth story.
December 15, 2006
The Pursuit of Happyness can't imagine anything worse than being poor. Except maybe being surrounded by poor people.
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.'
