The Pursuit of Happyness

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  • 2008


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$ 307 Million
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Positive Reviews 49
Negative reviews 10
Average Rating 3.2/5
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2.0
It doesnt give nearly enough credence to the fact that Smiths wife had good reason for leaving him: Risking your familys basic survival on a long shot .. Av Club
4.5
Great lesson on persevering under intense financial pressure, despair, and disappointment . Common Sense Media
2.0
Although its clear that the situation is bad, the filmmakers are relentless in their portrait of just how awful it is. Austin Chronicle
3.0
Though a conventional inspirational tale of a saintly underdog findinghard earned success through sheer will, it stays afloat thanks largely toSmiths .. Screen Daily
3.0
A hard pressed African American single parent and his five year old son struggle to survive and fulfill the American dream in San Francisco in 1981. Spirituality And Practice
3.1
The film makes it seem as if the only obstacles Chris faces are a lack of a college education and the fellow poor who keep stealing his scanners. Tv Guide
3.1
Even the biggest Grinch in the audience will find it hard to resist this genuine warmth. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.8
Now you would think that Gardners eventual triumph would be that much sweeter given the incredible adversity he had to overcome, but the triumph is to .. Lariat
3.8
Chris Gardner is nothing more than a decent man an astonishingly honest, decent man. Eric Ds Nider
2.5
Its a terrific tale, and the film is watchable.But it should have been much better than this. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
As it is, the film seems unduly preoccupied with piling on the misery and its quite hard to take, although it does make Chris eventual triumph that mu .. View London
3.5
The American dream encompasses more than the brokerage house bonanza that this film sets forth as the pinnacle of achievement. Cs Monitor
3.5
It most certainly is and the movie is at its weakest whenever it reaches out to tug a little too hard on the ol heartstrings. Film Journal
4.4
For another, theres very little self congratulation about the film, and much thats uncomfortably dark.A quietly agonized drama of reaching and missing .. Boston
4.0
That Will Smith is capable of this great performance should not be surprising. Smh
2.8
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3.5
Though it reaches well earned emotional peaks, this based on a true story movie frames Gardners version of the American success story with a counter i .. Reel Talk Reviews
3.8
What hooks you in this shrewdly touching movie, based on a true story, is how specific it is about one mans economic perils. Ew
3.0
The Pursuit of Happyness would be entertaining if it werent so blatantly sentimental and sappy. Cinema Crazed
3.0
It works beautifully.Although the movie Gardner is a man almost entirely without flaws (Thandie Newton, in contrast, labours with a thin bitch wife ro .. Empire
3.8
The beauty of the film is its honesty.In its outlines, its nothing like the usual success story depicted onscreen, in which, after a reasonable interv .. Sf Gate
3.0
Happyness (the title comes from a scrawl of misspelt grafitti outside Gardner Jrs daycare centre) deserves kudos for avoiding saccharine sentiment, bu .. Bbc
3.0
The Pursuit of Happyness is the biography of a real guy named Christopher Gardner, whom Will Smith, charming and bright, embodies to the fingertips. Washington Post
3.8
In fact, The Pursuit of Happyness is a rare breedaan honest to goodness inspiring slice of life that earns every bit of inspiration it holds and never .. The Movie Boy
3.0
The film plays out just like youre expecting it to, and while that usually wouldnt be an issue for a feel good movie being released during the feel go .. Bullz-Eye
3.8
Laura Clifford Robin Clifford In the soaring me decade of the 1980s, single father Chris Gardner (Will Smith, Hitch) endured incredible hardships incl .. Reeling Reviews
4.5
Itll make you more than happy to merely have a roof over your head, and a decent job. Flickfilosopher
2.5
How is it that movies inspired by a real story often feel more fake than those fully embedded in the realm of fiction ReelViews
3.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La .. Calendar Live
3.5
The happy ending everyone already knows about should be saccharine enough. Hollywood
3.2
Still, for all its good performances and family values, its a painful movie to endure. Seattle Pi
3.0
It tries very hard to be profound and inspirational, but ultimately its not up to the task.
1.5
Newton gets the worst of it as the nagging wife who doesnt believe in Chris at all and quickly abandons him and their son.
3.1
But as becomes clear almost immediately, the film benefits substantially from its stellar cast with Ejiofor particularly effective here (the actor del .. Reel Film
3.0
The character of Christ... er, I mean Chris Gardner gets beaten down so much and has a complete absence of faults that its really unbelievable. 7M Pictures
2.5
They thought they were saving for their kids education but were shocked to learn their money was gone The new owner of RESP dealer Heritage Education .. The Star
3.8
As you may have guessed, this is not the happiest, cheeriest of material.In fact, at times its very downbeat. Deseret News
3.5
This is what the film is about: the American dream, and how a father pursues this dream in the face of severe difficulties. Urban Cine File
3.5
The word, obstacles doesnt capture it.But the worser it gets the more you know how itll come out at the end. Varia Gate
2.5
The movie version wants to be inspirational as well, but never quite gets there; instead it flounders in drama that is sometimes overwrought and too m .. Three Movie Buffs
3.8
She warns that the initial appeal of vice and pleasure eventually fade into nothing worth having; it certainly doesnt lead to a happy life.But the sec .. Christianity Today
1.3
A string of annoyances that no doubt riddled the real life of Chris Gardner, but when put in a Hollywood film, feel quite set up like dominos that fal .. Ross Anthony
3.1
In the films best visual motif, Chris is constantly seen lugging these devices from place to place attempting to hock them to doctors even though, as .. Big Picture Big Sound
4.4
In every way you can imagine, Will Smith is the heart and soul of The Pursuit of Happyness, and puts in a performance so good you cant imagine anyone .. Waffle Movies
1.0
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3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
3.8
The whole thing works.This earnest, modest, sweet little ode to paternal love is meant to warm the cockles of our hearts in a season overrun with cock .. Chron
3.0
Will Smiths new film is an old fashioned Hollywood heartwarmer: a Horatio Alger type tale based on the true story of US multi millionaire Chris Gardne .. Film Guardian
3.2
Granted, the film has one of the best trailers of recent memory, but it only delivers what is promised and nothing more. From The Balcony
1.5
But that irony is in every jittery frame: the American Dream astride the American tragedy. Ny Mag
3.8
Will Smiths acting earnestness, coupled with the mental hell of maintaining a time and money chain thats essential to survival, provides unique inspir .. Mid West Film Journal
4.0
Its like the best very special episode of Fresh Prince of Bel Air.Somebody stop me. Can Mag
4.0
But what feels most striking about this film is not its truth or accuracy, at least not in a technical sense. Movies Ign
1.5
It is a tender ode to everyones passionate desire for happiness one of humanitys most precious universal emotions. The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
1.5
The inferno here isnt pretty stars shunning makeup, simply the horrid clarity of life expiring in an uncaring world. Cine Passion
2.2
Yawn.Director Gabrielle Muccino (The Last Kiss) strives but fails to make a message movie about the positive effects of a father and son relationship. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
4.5
Lets go see a movie where you smile, and cheer and tap your feet a little, too. Abc News Go
4.5
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3.5
Few films so convincingly portray the titanic struggle that some people face day in and day out just to survive. Brandon Fibbs
3.8
Ultimately, the real Chris Gardner emerges as an inspirational American success story and Will Smith emerges as a fine and nuanced actor. Seattle Times
2.0
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3.5
Muccio is far too preoccupied with breaking blocks of hardship over the audiences head than gently nursing Chriss professional life to an understandab .. English Oh My News
3.0
Even the glossiest of surfaces cant extinguish the genuine emotions running beneath them here. Projection Booth Blog Spot ..
2.5
It mostly inhabits a familiar world of wish fulfilling make believe, but only uncomfortably. Style Weekly



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