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All teen and kid reviews for The Pursuit of Happyness

Age
10
Average rating based on 40 kid and teen reviews:
  • 38% say language is an issue
Teen, 16 years old
July 8, 2009
 
This movie makes me cry. I love it! It shows that anything is possible if you put you're mind into it and work hard.

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Teen, 17 years old
June 29, 2009
 
It shows that if you try you will overcome your jouney but the thin is that it is a sad movie with lots of pressure it shows life in a bad way also

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Kid, 12 years old
August 13, 2009
 
Based on a True Story
It is good and Will Smith is a great actor! So is his son.

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Teen, 16 years old
June 27, 2009
 
Kept me reaching for the tissues...
I love this film, it is really good but really sad. There is one use of f***, and a couple of uses of other language that your average parent would not want their child using but it is still really good.

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Teen, 14 years old
February 14, 2010
 
It Was Okay.
This was definitely a tear jerker for emotional people. It was pretty pointless with the f word on the wall. The sad thing is is that the movie is based on a true story. It was okay. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great.

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Teen, 17 years old
June 25, 2009
 
I love Will Smith.
It's a good movie. Sad, uplifting, but not true to life. It may be based on a true story, but it isn't close to what really happened.

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Teen, 16 years old
June 29, 2009
 
e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
I enjoyed this movie. It followed the true hard story of a real man. I also liked how Will Smith was cased as the role. They need to make more movies like this in my opion, it grabbes me in and takes me for a ride in my own home.

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Teen, 17 years old
June 16, 2009
 
must see
this was a great movie i even criedlean besides th language

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Kid, 9 years old
January 1, 2011
 
very inspiring and sometimmes sad

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Teen, 15 years old
November 13, 2009
 
Very moving, and extremely sad until the end
This movie really made me cry! It was very touching and movie, with some mild profanity. It also teaches people a lesson on how fortunate they really are, and you should appreciate what you have.

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Teen, 15 years old
June 30, 2009
 
Good movie!

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Teen, 17 years old
June 22, 2009
 

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Kid, 13 years old
June 26, 2009
 
e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
great movie.

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Teen, 15 years old
June 20, 2009
 
Best Movie Ever, even for 12 year olds.
Ok. There is a little bad language, but this is an amazing movie that portrays life at it's low. The characters in this movie struggle to survive, but they perservere. This is probably the best movie I've ever seen; and I'm only 12!

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Kid, 13 years old
October 24, 2010
 
I bet they gave this movie twelve and up 'cause of the great messages. I personally think its not too bad since the grafitti only says 'fuc-' and you can only see some of the K. When the little kid says the F-word, you can't really understand it. Some kids may find living homeless disturbing, but my six year old sister watched this and she was fine with it (she just had a hard time understanding the story... but what the heck, she's six!). Very good movie, I reccomend it!

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Teen, 15 years old
August 15, 2010
 

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Kid, 11 years old
August 26, 2011
 
Sad. Just sad...
I watched this at 8 years old, I understood the story and I cried.

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Teen, 18 years old
April 20, 2010
 
This should be pg

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Teen, 16 years old
March 31, 2012
 
Get off the computer, and go rent this movie!
Seriously? What's up with the movie review? Don't even pay attention to it- just go out and watch this movie! It's A MUST WATCH. It's a heart touching story about a dad and his son, and through many hardships and difficulties, their strong hope and persistence paid off as they became successful. Any mature kid will love this movie, as I have. It really teaches you a lesson and makes you understand how lucky you are. The story, acting and pretty much everything is beautiful! Anything inappropriate is in the background and isn't focused on, I haven't come across one single thing that's bad. The language is few and only used to convey emotion.

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Kid, 12 years old
February 13, 2012
 
Yes.
This is a really good movie and I nearly cried. Will and Jaden Smith do an amazing job and shows the typical life of a struggling family. This movie deserves a good rating. AMAZING!!!!

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