The Pursuit of Happyness movie is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and is set in San Francisco in 1981. The film is based on the true story of Chris Gardner's struggle to achieve his share of the American dream. The story begins in 1981 with Chris Gardner and his small family. Chris Gardner, played by Will Smith , is a smart, tough, and hard-working salesman of bone-density scanner machines. But things don't go as planned. The financial instability increasingly erodes Gardner’s marriage, and his wife decides to leave. After she leaves, he tries to survive and fulfill the American dream with his five-year-old son Christopher, played by Will Smith’s real son Jaden. Firstly, Smith and his real-life son Jaden bring emotional depth to the characters they play. Smith proves his acting talents in the films. He takes on the more serious role of Chris Gardner, a father who finds himself homeless and raising his young son on the streets of San Franci...