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Cast & Crew

Peter Chelsom
Director
Christopher Plummer
As Professor Coreman
Simon Pegg
As Hector
Jean Reno
As Diego Baresco
Toni Collette
As Agnes
Gabrielle Rose
As French Proprietress
Veronica Ferres
As Anjali

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What is Hector and the Search for Happiness about? Toggle content

Hector, a quirky London psychiatrist, is on a mission to find the secret to true happiness. Disillusioned with his own life and the fact that his patients aren't getting any happier, he embarks on a global quest to uncover the elusive formula for joy. Along the way, he encounters a diverse cast of characters, including a cranky businessman, a young woman living in Shanghai, a drug lord, and a group of villagers in Africa. Through his adventures and misadventures, Hector learns that true happiness isn't just one emotion, but a complex mix of all emotions. Will he find the happiness he's been searching for?

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When was Hector and the Search for Happiness released in theaters? Toggle content

Hector and the Search for Happiness was released in theaters on September 19, 2014.