excellent movie. based a real life man Chris Gardner. showed a man who was going through one of the toughest times in his life and trying to raise his little boy. His wife leaves out of desperation and he wants to keep his little boy with him. they end up losing their apartment and for a time are on the streets and shelters trying to survive. he gets accepted for a program in the stock exchange market but must train for free. I love these kind of true movies when someone works hard and survives and succeeds in life. very well acted by Will Smith and his adorable real life son Jaden.

This movie made me happy and sad. Will Smith is a good actor as he could change his role for every film he played. And his son also has a great character as well. The story told us about how to fight when you are in a difficult situation and you will get some inspiration to struggle to meet a target that you would like to be for the rest of your life. The love of father and their son in the story was so great.I would reccommend most pepole to watch it. I suppose you won't disappointed.

The film is all about the pursuit of happiness. Going through a marriage breakdown, living on the streets with his son and working for nothing in the hope of a job as a stock broker at the end of it. I'm sorry but I hated this film. It was very well acted and Will Smith's son was excellent but I would have liked to see just a little bit of actual happiness. OK so he got the job at the end but I have never been so depressed watching a movie.

I think in The Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith gives his best performance so far. He is an impoverished father, who though massively intelligent, is struggling in his self employed career, selling medical equipment.
He basically earns an unpaid scholarship as a stock broker and it seems that everything that could go wrong, does go wrong for him as he fights to win a job in the firm.
This is one of those stereotypical inspirational,tear in the eye films, with an ending just as predictable as you would imagine. However, I found this to be a very enjoyable and inspirational film, and it makes you feel guilty for ever feeling sorry about yourself for anything.
I would recommend watching this film if you have got a lot of work in front of you, or if you are starting a new job or school because it puts you in a good frame of mind for putting your head down and getting on with it.

A heartwarming insight to cruel parts of life experienced by so many in different walks of life, e.g. homelessnes. A touching and yet moving story of not only a struggle for success, but a quest for inner peace and most of all happiness.

I did enjoy this film but I thought there were some parts that could have been at a bit quicker pace. That said, Will Smith offers what I think is his best performance as a down on his luck father who just needs a break. Well worth seeing.