Hector and the Search for Happiness
R“Sometimes to find yourself you need to get a little lost.”
2014·114 min·Released
Studio: ARD Degeto, Bankside Films, China Blue Productions, Construction Film, Egoli Tossell Film, Erfftal Film- & Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG, Film Afrika, Film House Germany, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Outlaw Films, Relativity Media, Screen Siren Pictures, Star Gate Films, Téléfilm Canada, Wild Bunch Germany
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Theatrical Aug 14, 2014
Overview
Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.
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Crew
DirectorPeter Chelsom
Cast
Simon Pegg
Hector
Rosamund Pike
Clara
Toni Collette
Agnes
Stellan Skarsgård
Edward
Christopher Plummer
Professor Coreman
Jean Reno
Diego Baresco
Barry Atsma
Michael
Veronica Ferres
Anjali
Ming Zhao
Ying Li
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Pathetic Jane
Chad Willett
Alan
Togo Igawa
Old Monk
Mary Twala
Grim Granny
Bernard Cuffling
Professor Niedorf
Jakob Davies
Young Hector
Chris Gauthier
Roger
Dean Paul Gibson
Joyless Husband
Eileen Barrett
Joyless Wife
Michael Adamthwaite
Queen's Guard
Vincent Gale
Clara's Boss
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Keywords
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$1M
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951
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026