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Hector and the Search for Happiness
Hector and the Search for Happiness
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Hector and the Search for Happiness

2014
1h 54m
Adventure
Drama
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

2014

Runtime

1h 54m

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Storyline

"Sometimes to find yourself you need to get a little lost."

Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 54m
Aug 14, 2014
Digital Release
Aug 15, 2014
Languages
German
English
French
Director
Peter Chelsom
Peter Chelsom
Production
Screen Siren Pictures
Screen Siren Pictures
Egoli Tossell Film
Egoli Tossell Film
Relativity Media
Relativity Media
Bankside Films
Bankside Films
Erfftal Film- & Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG
Erfftal Film- & Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG
Production Countries
Canada
China
Germany
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States of America

Top Cast

33 Cast Members

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

Hector

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Clara

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Agnes

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Edward

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Professor Coreman

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Diego Baresco

Barry Atsma

Barry Atsma

Michael

Veronica Ferres

Veronica Ferres

Anjali

Ming Zhao

Ming Zhao

Ying Li

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Pathetic Jane

Chad Willett

Chad Willett

Alan

Togo Igawa

Togo Igawa

Old Monk

Mary Twala

Mary Twala

Grim Granny

Bernard Cuffling

Bernard Cuffling

Professor Niedorf

Jakob Davies

Jakob Davies

Young Hector

Chris Gauthier

Chris Gauthier

Roger

Dean Paul Gibson

Dean Paul Gibson

Joyless Husband

Eileen Barrett

Eileen Barrett

Joyless Wife

Michael Adamthwaite

Michael Adamthwaite

Queen's Guard

Vincent Gale

Vincent Gale

Clara's Boss

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