For his son, one man will reach for the impossible.
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Dramaworkworkerhomeless personsingle parentsan francisco, californiabushomelessnesschurch servicebad luckbiographybased on true storysalesman
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, contemporary and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
Who loves it, who doesn't
46 profiled raters. Loved most by The Genre Devotees; disliked most by The Sinceres.
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Cast
- Will SmithChris Gardner
- Jaden SmithChristopher
- Thandiwe NewtonLinda
- Brian HoweJay Twistle
- James KarenMartin Frohm
- Dan CastellanetaAlan Frakesh
- Kurt FullerWalter Ribbon
- Takayo FischerMrs. Chu
- Kevin WestWorld's Greatest Dad
- George CheungChinese Maintenance Worker
Crew
- Gabriele MuccinoDirector
- Steven ConradScreenplay
- Phedon PapamichaelDirector of Photography
- Andrea GuerraOriginal Music Composer
- Hughes WinborneEditor
- Will SmithProducer
- Steve TischProducer
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