On Friday, Americans across the country celebrated Independence Day — a moment to reflect on the cherished freedoms we hold dear. But in addition to the parades and fireworks, there’s another kind of ...

From sleeping rough with his son to triumph on Wall Street, Chris Gardner's story proves that tenacity can redefine a life. He pushed through daunting odds, turning adversity into opportunity and ...

Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith star as Navy veteran Christopher Gardner and his son Christopher Gardner, Jr. in the 2006 film adaptation of Gardner's book, "The Pursuit of Happyness." (Columbia ...

This theme is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, whose opening words declare that our unalienable rights are “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” ...

If you need a feel good movie about a black father on his job, then Pursuit of Happyness is the movie you need. The most remarkable thing about this film is that while the movie is super sentimental, ...

In “Bad Boys,” he ran for his life; in “Independence Day,” he ran for liberty. Yet in “The Pursuit of Happyness,” Smith runs to get by, to earn a decent living and to provide a roof over his young son ...

About Will Smith’s estimable talents, there is no doubt. Six Degrees of Separation, Ali…um…the “Parents Just Don’t Understand” video: The man’s got ...