The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness 2006

8/10

NETFLIX Rating : 4

IMDB Rating : 8

FD Smart Rating : 8

Synopsis : When Chris and his son are evicted, they face trying times as a desperate Chris accepts an unpaid internship at a stock brokerage firm.

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Bahrain , Bangladesh , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , Curaçao , Egypt , Iran , Italy , Morocco , Oman , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , Sint Maarten (Dutch part) , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , Belgium , France , Hong Kong , Japan , Netherlands , Russia , Singapore , South Africa , South Korea , Sweden , Switzerland , Thailand

Directors:

Gabriele Muccino

Actors:

Will Smith , Kurt Fuller , Jaden Smith , Thandie Newton , James Karen , Brian Howe , Dan Castellaneta

Languages:

Spanish , German , Italian , French , English , English [Original] , English - Audio Description , Brazilian Portuguese , European Spanish , Japanese , Polish

Subtitles:

French , English , Spanish , Simplified Chinese , Traditional Chinese , Dutch , Arabic , Italian , German , European Spanish , Japanese , Portuguese , Korean , Russian , Finnish , Hindi , Swahili , Swedish , Norwegian , Thai , Polish

Genres:

Biography, Drama

Release Date:

2006

Run Time:

1h57m

Maturity Rating:

some language

Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. Gardner has invested heavily in a device known as a 'Bone Density scanner'. He feels like he has made these devices. However, they do not sell as they are marginally better than the current technology at a much higher price. As Gardner tries to figure out how to sell them, his wife leaves him, he loses his house, his bank account, and credit cards. Forced to live out in the streets with his son, Gardner is now desperate to find a steady job; he takes on a job as a stockbroker, but before he can receive pay, he needs to go through 6 months of training, and to sell his devices.

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