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Hector and the Search for Happiness is listed as Adventure, Drama, Comedy on TMDB.

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Hector and the Search for Happiness runs about 114 minutes.

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Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014): movie guide

Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) is a Adventure, Drama, Comedy running about 114 minutes. It holds a TMDB score of 6.7/10 from 1,005 votes. Notable cast includes Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgård. Cinema Box covers trailers, cast, and details for discovery — not full streaming.

Released: 2014-08-14
Runtime: 114 min
TMDB: 6.7/10
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Comedy

Last updated: 2026-11-11 · First listed: 2014-08-14

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What is Hector and the Search for Happiness about?

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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Hector and the Search for Happiness features Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgård, Christopher Plummer, Jean Reno. Open the Cinema Box title page for the full cast list and character credits.

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Release date: 2014-08-14. Runtime: 114 minutes. TMDB score: 6.7/10 (1,005 votes). Genres: Adventure, Drama, Comedy. Original language: en. Status: Released.

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What genre is Hector and the Search for Happiness?: Hector and the Search for Happiness is listed as Adventure, Drama, Comedy on TMDB.
How long is Hector and the Search for Happiness?: Hector and the Search for Happiness runs about 114 minutes.
Who stars in Hector and the Search for Happiness?: Cast highlights include Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgård, Christopher Plummer, Jean Reno.

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