Happiness for Beginners

Here's a film that hopes you'll find love on the Appalachian Trail. Recently divorced Helen decides to attend a wilderness survival course, where she meets a motley crew of fellow travelers and one very persistent Jake. It is as generic an application of the rom-com formula as the title suggests.

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Vicky Wight directed Happiness for Beginners in 2023. See Vicky Wight's full filmography, where to start with Vicky Wight, or where to go after you've seen everything by Vicky Wight.

Happiness for Beginners was released in 2023 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 103 minutes.