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Chris Gardner is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them.
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| Also Known As: |
Pursuit of Happiness
Untitled (Columbia/Christopher Gardner story)
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
True story of a once-homeless single father, Christopher Gardner, who raised himself up to become a successful stock broker. |
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| Genres: |
Drama, Kids/Family and Biopic |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 57 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 15th, 2006 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for some language. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)
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| Production Co.: |
Relativity Media, Escape Artists, Overbrook Entertainment
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| Studios: |
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$162,586,036 |
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| Filming Locations: |
San Francisco, California, USA
Oakland, California, USA
Alameda, California, USA
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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