The Pursuit of Unhappiness
2012, German. Directed by Sherry Hormann.
Based on the best-selling psychology book by Paul Watzlawick, the film tells the story of Tiffany Blechschmid, a neurotic, moony, superstitious, contradictory and, no surprises here, single young woman in her late-twenties.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Sherry HormannDirector
- Johanna WokalekTiffany Blechschmid
- Iris BerbenTiffanys Mutter
- David KrossBenno
- Richy MüllerHans Luboschinski
- Benjamin SadlerFrank Henne
- Michael GwisdekPaul
- Margarita BroichLuise
- Rüdiger VoglerTiffanys Vater
- Itay TiranThomas Paulson
- Katharina M. SchubertRita
- Noemi BesedesBlonde Frau
- Rüdiger KlinkMann im Feinkostladen
Details
- Released
- 29 November 2012
- Original title
- Anleitung zum Unglücklichsein
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Sherry Hormann
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The Pursuit of Unhappiness runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Pursuit of Unhappiness isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 November 2012. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Pursuit of Unhappiness?
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Who directed The Pursuit of Unhappiness?
The Pursuit of Unhappiness (2012) was directed by Sherry Hormann and stars Johanna Wokalek, Iris Berben, David Kross.