Review of Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) by Jennifer H — 07 Oct 2016

Harmless feel good movie. Wife said it was"eat pray love" for guys.

This review of Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) was written by Jennifer H on 07 Oct 2016.

Hector and the Search for Happiness has generally received positive reviews.

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By Britney C (9) on 18 Mar 2016

I will NEVER understand why critics rated this so low. It has almost five stars on Netflix and 7/10 on IMDB. I LOVED this movie…

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By Fernando B (109) on 19 Nov 2017

Great film. It is true that it is as sterile as any search of the meaning of hapiness has been since the beginning of time…

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By Dylan M (762) on 26 Mar 2016

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By Paul D (6,077) on 08 Jan 2016

Me and the critics finally agree! We were happier before we wasted our time on this movie…

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By Anthony P (714) on 19 Sep 2016

If you were interested in this film because of the Search for Happiness part, you will enjoy this movie whole-heartedly…

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It had an original and interesting story, great acting, it was funny, charming, well made and entertaining…

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By Ben H (1,875) on 21 Feb 2016

A typical Simon Pegg film, very insightful and heart warming in the end…

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By Melissa S (536) on 08 Jan 2016

This movie was fantastic! I can't believe it wasn't given the reception it deserves…

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By Melissa M (577) on 29 Jan 2016

I don't know what went wrong here with the critics. I loved this movie! It made me happy. :-)…

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His film is a winner. It will not only entertain you, but also make you think about what it takes to bring happiness into your own life…

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