The Pursuit of Happyness

by Tracy Pepey

Cast: Will Smith, Jaden Smith and Thandie Newton
Release date: December 15
Why you should see it: Will Smith shows his serious side in this tearjerker father/son story. It's about a bright, talented salesman -- Chris Gardner -- who is struggling through life when he's abandoned by his wife and evicted from his apartment. In a drastic move, Gardner takes an unpaid internship at a prestigious brokerage firm in hopes of obtaining a better life for himself and his young son, played by Smith's adorable real-life son with Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden.
Box-office bottom line: Just when we thought our love for Will Smith couldn't get any greater... His warmth and tenderness in this film are simply captivating.

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