Hector and the Search for Happiness

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

Aug 14 2014 R 2h 0m
Adventure, Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

Disillusioned psychiatrist Hector confesses to his girlfriend that he feels like a fraud for dispensing recommendations to patients who never seemed to improve or get happier. He considers breaking out of his lackluster routine. Summoning up some courage, Hector gives his starved curiosity free reign and embarks on an international quest to find the right formula to bring him joy and vitality.

Written by

Maria von Heland, Peter Chelsom, Tinker Lindsay

Directed by

Peter Chelsom

Cast

Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Tracy-Ann Oberman

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, South Africa

Production Companies

Egoli Tossell Film, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Construction Film, Screen Siren Pictures, Film Afrika Worldwide, Wild Bunch, Erfttal Film

Languages

Français, English, Deutsch

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations

Trailers
Hector and the Search For Happiness Official US Release Trailer #1 (2014) - Simon Pegg Movie HD
Scores
# of Votes
52,570
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
29
Popularity
NA