The Pursuit of Happiness
1983, English. Directed by John Reilly & Julie Gustafson.
A video exploration of the Declaration of Independence’s most ambiguous "self-evident truth" through portraits of six people whose paths intersect at a maximum security prison in Pittsburgh, PA.
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- 0h 59m
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- English
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- 1 January 1983
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The Pursuit of Happiness runs 59 minutes (0h 59m).
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Which OTT platform is The Pursuit of Happiness on?
The Pursuit of Happiness isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1983. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Pursuit of Happiness?
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Who directed The Pursuit of Happiness?
The Pursuit of Happiness (1983) was directed by John Reilly and Julie Gustafson.