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Seven Pounds (2008)

Seven Pounds poster
Directed by
Gabriele Muccino
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 7,292 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man seeks to transform the lives of seven strangers through a personal mission. The story follows his interactions with each person as he carries out a hidden plan.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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