If you loved The Pursuit of Happyness, try Seven Pounds

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Gabriele Muccino, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Pursuit of Happyness, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Seven Pounds is

Los Angeles, rainy night, a lone motorcycle. A man with a secret and a list of strangers to save. This film lands best on a quiet evening.

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