
Chris Gardner has big dreams for him and his family but it doesn’t seem to come together for him. Chris has an opportunity to be a stock broker but first he has to go through a grueling internship which means no pay. Chris decides to do it but when his wife leaves and he is evicted, he has to take care of his son on his own. So they find themselves sometimes living on the street and struggling to get by. But Chris is determined to make it.
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some language.
Principal Cast: Will Smith, Thandie Newton and Jaden Smith
Director: Gabriele Muccino

This WingKit focuses on how a father becomes more than just a protector and provider, how he transcends to become the father that his child needed him to be. What is a WingKit?
Themes: Love-Father's, Fatherhood, Dreams, Ambition, Empower, Parenting, Encouragement, Power of Words, Greatness
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Chris Gardner speaks with a wealthy broker and imagines why he couldn’t be successful and happy as well.
Themes: Happiness, Joy, Ambition, Success, Optimism, Coveting, Business, Perception, Appearances
1:08
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After squashing his son’s dream of becoming a pro basketball player, Chris realizes his error and then encourages his son to pursue any dream.
Themes: Stifling, Discouragement, Dreams, Ambition, Cynicism, Pessimism, Empower, Fatherhood, Parenting
1:43
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After failing to pick his son up from day care, Chris’s wife decides to leave him, which causes Chris to ponder whether a life of happiness is actually attainable.
Themes: Divorce, Happiness, Wisdom, Life, Humanity, Despair, Hopeless, Abandonment
1:57
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After spending the night in jail for unpaid parking tickets, Chris is forced to run straight to his prestigious interview in dirty plain clothes.
Themes: Business, Opportunity, Honesty, Power of Words, Truth, Determination, Persistence, Appearances, Humor
3:32
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Chris and his fellow interns receive the instructions for their rigorous internship process.
Themes: Business, Hard Work, Stress, Opportunity, Learning, Money, Competition, Ambition, Aspire
1:39
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After getting kicked out of their motel, Chris and his son are forced to sleep in a bathroom at a train station.
Themes: Fatherhood, Childlike, Imagination, Survival, Poverty, Refuge, Provider, Protection, Desperation
3:32
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Christopher asks his dad whether it was his fault that his mom left, and then shows appreciation for his father’s efforts.
Themes: Love-Father's, Fatherhood, Homeless, Single Parent, Divorce, Provider, Appreciation, Blame, Childlike
1:26
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After months of living homeless and struggling through a grueling internship, Chris Gardner is offered the sole position at his brokerage firm.
Themes: Success, Accomplishment, Happiness, Career, Business, Hard Work, Determination, Perseverance, Opportunity
3:18
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