The Pursuit of Happyness

2006 "For his son, one man will reach for the impossible."
8| 1h57m| PG-13| en
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A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

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BlazeLime Strong and Moving!
VividSimon Simply Perfect
PlatinumRead Just so...so bad
Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
girlscangame Every time I feel like giving up, I watch this movie and it reminds me that quitting is not an option.
amine_bouzid The first time I watched this movie I wasn't quite sure what to expect. What I got was not only an amazing movie with great acting, but an inspiring message of how to be resilient in life in order to get what you want. This is by far Will Smith's best performance as an actor, and I'm surprised he hasn't been awarded an Oscar for this movie. I never cry for movies but this popped my cherry, the end is unbelievably satisfying. By far my favourite movie.
muvi-fan-73 The movie is based on true incidences. Will Smith plays a Father who is poor, has a wife and son. He is never going to let his son go through the hardships he went. As the movie runs Will and his wife lag behind from paying his dues. His wife leaves him and his son. He goes through a lot, but secures a good life for him and his son.For me it's best performance, given by Will Smith till date. If considered father-son duo, they leave you astonished. Hardships of the real world are captured well.Final Verdict: It is an intense emotional treat, where a father-son duo rises above all hardships.
Robert Burnier Will Smith may have been good in this film. It may have been effectively made, acted, produced and directed. A well packaged product. People may have walked out of this film feeling very good at the end.But they shouldn't.It represents a dark explication of the "American Dream" in which we are called to celebrate the fact that a father hung out with his kid in public bathrooms until by chance he "made it" with some big corporation.That's a nightmare from beginning to end and explains a lot of what's broken about our attitudes toward society. It allows us to leave the theater clucking: "Yes, if only all those black fathers would do this, they'd be fine, maybe even rich. Its really all their fault." Awful. 2/10 stars (not 1 only because I respect the acting.)