Simon Pegg remains as charming as ever, but Hector and the Search for Happiness drowns his appeal in schmaltz.
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Peter Chelsom
Director
Simon Pegg
Hector
Toni Collette
Agnes
Rosamund Pike
Clara
Stellan Skarsgård
Edward
Jean Reno
Diego
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Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Chelsom -
Producer -
Christian Angermayer , Klaus Dohle , Trish Dolman , Christine Haebler , Phil Hunt , Compton Ross , Judy Tossell -
Screenwriter -
Maria von Heland , Peter Chelsom , Tinker Lindsay -
Distributor -
Relativity Media -
Production Co -
Wild Bunch , Head Gear Films , Egoli Tossell Film , Erfttal Film , Construction Film , Screen Siren Pictures -
Rating -
R (Some Brief Nudity|Language) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama , Adventure -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 3, 2014, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 3, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.1M -
Runtime -
1h 54m