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Seven Pounds (2008)

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Reviews Counted:1357

Fresh:992

Rotten:365

Average Rating:6.8/10

Consensus: Grim and morose, Seven Pounds is also undone by an illogical plot.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality.

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:16-01-2009

Synopsis: Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the directors and producers of The Pursuit of Happyness for the emotional drama Seven Pounds. In the film, Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent with... Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the directors and producers of The Pursuit of Happyness for the emotional drama Seven Pounds. In the film, Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. [More]

Starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Barry Pepper

Starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Barry Pepper

Director: Gabriele Muccino

Director: Gabriele Muccino
Screenwriter: Grant Nieporte
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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