The Pursuit of Happyness

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biographical drama film film

The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 biographical drama film starring Will Smith as struggling salesman Chris Gardner, depicting his journey from homelessness to success.

Aliases (1)

The Pursuit of Happyness (memoir) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographical drama film → film →
basedOn	The Pursuit of Happyness (memoir) →
basedOnAuthor	Chris Gardner → Quincy Troupe →
boxOfficeWorldwideUSD	approximately 307,000,000 →
budgetUSD	approximately 55,000,000 →
character	Chris Gardner → Christopher Gardner Jr. → Linda →
cinematographyBy	Phedon Papamichael →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Gabriele Muccino →
distributedBy	Columbia Pictures →
distributorRegion	North America →
editedBy	Hughes Winborne →
filmingLocation	Oakland → San Francisco →
genre	biographical film → drama film →
language	English →
leadActorNomination	Academy Award for Best Actor →
leadActorNominee	Will Smith →
mainTheme	American Dream → father–son relationship → perseverance → poverty →
musicBy	Andrea Guerra →
narrativePerspective	follows Chris Gardner's personal journey from homelessness to professional success →
plotSummary	Depicts Chris Gardner's struggle with homelessness while raising his young son and pursuing a career as a stockbroker. →
portraysRealPerson	Chris Gardner →
producer	Jason Blumenthal → Todd Black → Will Smith →
productionCompany	Columbia Pictures → Overbrook Entertainment → Relativity Media →
ratingMPAA	PG-13 →
releaseDate	December 15, 2006 →
releaseYear	2006 →
runtimeMinutes	117 →
screenwriter	Steven Conrad →
settingLocation	San Francisco →
starring	Jaden Smith → Thandiwe Newton → Will Smith →
timePeriodDepicted	early 1980s →
title	The Pursuit of Happyness →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Steve Tisch → Thandiwe Newton →	notableWork
The Pursuit of Happyness ("The Pursuit of Happyness (memoir)") →	basedOn
Steve Tisch →	producerOf
The Pursuit of Happyness →	title