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.

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The Pursuit of Happyness canonical 22
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006 film) 1
The Pursuit of Happyness (memoir) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn The Pursuit of Happyness self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Pursuit of Happyness (memoir)
basedOnAuthor Chris Gardner ⓘ
Quincy Troupe ⓘ
boxOfficeWorldwideUSD approximately 307,000,000 ⓘ
budgetUSD approximately 55,000,000 ⓘ
character Chris Gardner ⓘ
Chris Gardner ⓘ
surface form: Christopher Gardner Jr.

Linda ⓘ
cinematographyBy Phedon Papamichael ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 self-link ⓘ

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Steve Tisch → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Steve Tisch → producerOf → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
The Pursuit of Happyness → title → The Pursuit of Happyness self-link ⓘ
The Pursuit of Happyness → basedOn → The Pursuit of Happyness self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Pursuit of Happyness (memoir)
Thandiwe Newton → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
James Lassiter → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Will Smith → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Overbrook Entertainment → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Sharen Davis → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Laurence Mark → produced → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Chris Gardner → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Chris Gardner → subjectOf → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
this entity surface form: film The Pursuit of Happyness
Chris Gardner → inspiredWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
this entity surface form: film The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Phedon Papamichael → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Escape Artists → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Todd Black → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Linda → appearsIn → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Linda → portrayedIn → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Linda → partOfWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Pursuit of Happyness (2006 film)
Gabriele Muccino → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Gabriele Muccino → directed → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Steven Conrad → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Steven Conrad → wroteScreenplayFor → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Jaden Smith → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
Melanie → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ
subject surface form: Melanie Thandiwe Newton
Andrea Guerra → notableWork → The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ