The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

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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.

• Released: 2006-12-14
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 57m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 10,879 votes

Directed by Gabriele Muccino.

Top cast

• Will Smith as Chris Gardner
• Jaden Smith as Christopher
• Thandiwe Newton as Linda
• Brian Howe as Jay Twistle
• James Karen as Martin Frohm
• Dan Castellaneta as Alan Frakesh
• Kurt Fuller as Walter Ribbon
• Takayo Fischer as Mrs. Chu
• Kevin West as World's Greatest Dad
• George Cheung as Chinese Maintenance Worker

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Pursuit of Happyness

• United States: stream on Angel Studios; watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Zee5; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Crave, Netflix Standard with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, FlixFling, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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