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2008 film by Gabriele Muccino

Film · TMDB

7.6

An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

Released: 2008-12-18123 minDir: Gabriele MuccinoDramaBudget: $55.0MBox office: $168M

Cast

  • Will Smith as Ben
  • Rosario Dawson as Emily
  • Woody Harrelson as Ezra Turner
  • Michael Ealy as Ben's Brother
  • Barry Pepper as Dan
  • Elpidia Carrillo as Connie

Themes

  • sadness
  • vegetarian
  • tax collector
  • blind
  • pianist
  • organ transplant
  • blood type
  • questioning
  • sad story
  • admiring

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Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

324,334 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

26%

Metacritic

36/100

Year
2008
Runtime
123 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Rated
PG-13
Awards
4 wins & 7 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by
Gabriele Muccino
Written by
Grant Nieporte
Produced by
Todd Black James Lassiter Jason Blumenthal Steve Tisch Will Smith
Starring
Will Smith Rosario Dawson Michael Ealy Barry Pepper Woody Harrelson
Cinematography
Philippe Le Sourd
Edited by
Hughes Winborne
Music by
Angelo Milli
Production companies
Columbia Pictures Relativity Media Overbrook Entertainment Escape Artists
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date
December 19, 2008 ( 2008-12-19 )
Running time
123 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$54 million
Box office
$169.7 million

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

Seven Pounds is a 2008 American drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino, written by Grant Nieporte, and starring Will Smith as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people; Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper also star. The film was released in theaters in the United States of America on December 19, 2008, by Columbia Pictures. Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, it was a box-office success, grossing $169.7 million worldwide against a production budget of $54 million.

Plot

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