The Pursuit of Happyness
For his son, one man will reach for the impossible.
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
- Director
- Gabriele Muccino
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $307M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Pursuit of Happyness appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #173
Placed at #173 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Pursuit of Happyness returned 5.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $55M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $307M
- Release date
- Dec 14, 2006
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Cantonese, English
- Country
- United States of America
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