Hector and the Search for Happiness

A gentle, globe-trotting charmer that ambles through odd encounters and small lessons, more pleasant than profound but easy to sink into.

Directed by

Peter Chelsom

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Comedy

Starring

Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette

Tagline

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

Overview

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.

How it feels

Warm, whimsical, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Identity, love, isolation, healing

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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