The film beautifully captures the struggle of a father who refuses to give up, even when he and his son are forced to sleep in subway station bathrooms.
यह फिल्म क्रिस गार्डनर के 2006 के संस्मरण (Memoir) पर आधारित है.
Set in 1981 San Francisco, the story follows , a struggling salesman who has invested his life savings in portable bone-density scanners. These devices, though slightly better than standard X-rays, are expensive and difficult to sell, leaving Chris in a dire financial position.
फिल्म का सबसे प्रसिद्ध संदेश है: "यदि आपका कोई सपना है, तो आपको उसकी रक्षा करनी होगी" .