The Pursuit of Happyness
PG-13

The Pursuit of Happyness

For his son, one man will reach for the impossible.

2006 • 117 min • Drama

Our family guide

Best from age 10
95
Movie Knight Score
10744 reviews
  • 100 Families · 1 · 51%
  • 100 Reviewers · 1 · 25%
  • 79 Audience · 10742 · 24%

Baba mseja na muuzaji anayetaabika anafuatilia bila kuchoka mafunzo ya kazi (internship) isiyolipwa katika sekta ya fedha, akitumai kupata maisha bora kwake na kwa mwanawe mdogo huku akikabiliwa na ukosefu wa makazi.

Violence & peril
2/10
Language
2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
2/10
Romance & sensuality
1/10
Scary moments
3/10

Heads up

  • Onyesho la ukosefu wa makazi na umaskini
  • Matukio fulani ya kutisha kwa mtoto
  • Matumizi mafupi ya lugha isiyofaa kidogo

What it models well

  • Uvumilivu na bidii hulipa
  • Nguvu ya upendo wa mzazi
  • Kamwe usikate tamaa na ndoto zako

Talk about it after

  • Changamoto za ukosefu wa makazi na umaskini
  • Umuhimu wa ujuzi wa kifedha
  • Mafanikio ya kweli yanaonekanaje

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Top billed cast

Director: Gabriele Muccino • Crew: Steven Conrad

Trailers & clips

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Official Trailer 1 - Will Smith Movie

Reviewer notes

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Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a dedicated family man who lives with his constantly double-shifting wife Linda (Tandiwe Newton) and their curious young son Christopher (Jaden Smith) but they are always in debt. He makes a living selling portable bone density scanners - that look a little like cat boxes - and they aren't exactly flying out the door.…

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As a father, this movie taught me how to handle situations. It is important to us that children watch how we handle difficult times and keep going. Focusing on what I will do next instead of worrying about everything at once

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