---
title: 'Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Chelsom'
released: '2014-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'South Africa'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hector-and-the-search-for-happiness-2014'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1626146/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

2014 · 120 min · Adventure, Comedy · South Africa, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Canada


## Synopsis

Hector and the Search for Happiness is a 2014 comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and co-written by Chelsom with Tinker Lindsay and Maria von Heland, based on François Lelord's novel of the same name. The film stars Simon Pegg as Hector and Rosamund Pike as Clara.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Chelsom](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-chelsom)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Chelsom](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-chelsom)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kolja Brandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/kolja-brandt)
- **Editor:** [Claus Wehlisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-wehlisch)

## Cast

- [Ming Zhao](https://cinepixo.com/people/ming-zhao)
- [Rosamund Pike](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosamund-pike)
- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer)
- [Jean Reno](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-reno)
- [Stellan Skarsgård](https://cinepixo.com/people/stellan-skarsgard)
- [Veronica Ferres](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-ferres)
- [Simon Pegg](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-pegg)
- [Toni Collette](https://cinepixo.com/people/toni-collette)

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Official site: http://hectorandthesearchforhappiness.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hector-and-the-search-for-happiness-2014
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