The Pursuit of Happyness details

The Pursuit of Happyness
Formats: 12 DVD, Blu-ray
Starring: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, Kevin West
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Genre: Drama - Comedy, Crime
Studio: SONY PICTURES
Collections: 100 Hot Hits, Based on a True Story, Feel Good Films, Top 400 All-Time Rentals
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The Pursuit of Happyness
12 Feature

DVD Information

Run time: 1 hour 53 minutes
Rental release: 14 May 2007
Main languages: English, English Audio Description
Subtitles: English, Hindi, Portugese, Spanish
Hearing impaired subtitles: English
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  • 3.5 stars out of 5  

    By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLM

    A father struggles to succeed in his professional career as he takes full custody of his son.

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  • Yankee Brainwashing

    Rated - 1.0 star  
    By Billypinky (45 reviews) from London , 09 Jul 2007

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    So this is the American dream. A whole nation has been told to believe this twaddle. For him the pursuit of happiness was the pursuit of money. Working for 6 months for no money as he drags his son from public toilet to homeless shelters for months on end. Living with alcoholics, drug users and down and outs. NO money for food does it ever end. At any point in the movie he could have got a job and feed and housed his under five but no !!! Endless running and running and for the happy ending he gets his pot of gold. Should have been called ' THE PURSUIT OF GREED'
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  • Will Smith at his Best

    Rated - 4.5 stars  
    By a customer , 03 Mar 2013
    One of the most inspiring films I have ever seen, great acting by will smith and the perfect film for any drama lovers
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  • AWFUL TEDIOUS FILM

    Rated - 0.5 stars  
    By RoyinLondon (13 reviews) , 03 Feb 2013
    I think Will Smith is great but this film is awful, it drags on and on and on and I ended up forwarding it to skip the monotonous parts. Very annoying film and frustrating, I just wasted 2 hours of my life on this dribble.
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  • Mainly Pursuit, very little Happyness

    Rated - 3.0 stars  
    By Kingarthur (4 reviews) from BELFAST , 04 Jan 2013
    As this is a true story we cannot expect a fine balance between dark and light. However having just watched this with my wife and teenage son we all agreed it was a profoundly depressing tale. If you look carefully you might find about 63 seconds of Happyness. I will not spoil the film by telling you where this nugget will appear!
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  • Frantic, frenetic, traumatic, desperate---and that's just Will Smith's normal everyday life in this good film

    Rated - 3.5 stars  
    By roncoach (365 reviews) from suffolk , 15 Oct 2012
    Will Smith is usually a class act. He meets expectations in this frenetic film about a life-style that just makes you feel as though you've run a marathon, lost all your relatives in a car crash and have a hyperactive disorder which is so terrifying that it should carry a health warning.

    No idea what I'm talking about ?? Watch the film----it's worth seeing.

    But it is SO harrowing in its desperation, franticness, trauma and anxiety-making ( and that's just Will Smith's average daily life !!!) that you feel exhausted by the end of this good film.

    Will Smith runs , literally, around the city for large chunks of this film........because his car has been towed away or he's missed the bus or he can't afford a taxi.

    He and his son ( played by his real-life little boy) make us all feel how glad we are to be leading a dull and boring life. NOBODY wants to swap places with Will Smith's character.

    Talk about 'The Worst Week Of My Life' ............this movie makes you exhausted and desperate just watching it.

    I know that sounds weird---but you'll see what I mean.

    Watch it---it's good ( and you'll sleep well after it unless you imagine your own life can turn into Will Smith's nightmare reality).
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  • This one let me know -everything is possible

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By Keong (2 reviews) , 13 Jul 2012

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    Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner

    Good to watch.

    GREED or not doesn't matter because his dream come true in the REAL LIVE .
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