Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

3838.

+2525

81%

6.9 (52k)

14A

1h 54min

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Synopsis

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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Where does Hector and the Search for Happiness rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

Hector and the Search for Happiness is 3838 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 2525 places since yesterday. In Canada, it is currently more popular than Crocodile Swarm but less popular than The Shiny Shrimps.

Rank		Title
3834.		Man of Steel	+2479
3835.		The Grapes of Death	+2585
3836.		Sex Tape	+2478
3837.		The Shiny Shrimps	+2511
3838.		Hector and the Search for Happiness	+2525
3839.		Crocodile Swarm	+2535
3840.		You Get Me	+2536
3841.		Honey, I Shrunk the Kids	+2545
3842.		Cruel Train	+2619

Streaming charts last updated: 5:23:15 a.m., 2025-10-14

Cast

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

Hector

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Clara

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Agnes

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Edward

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Professor Coreman

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Diego Baresco

Barry Atsma

Barry Atsma

Michael

Veronica Ferres

Veronica Ferres

Anjali

Ming Zhao

Ming Zhao

Ying Li

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Pathetic Jane

Chad Willett

Chad Willett

Alan

Togo Igawa

Togo Igawa

Old Monk

Mary Twala

Mary Twala

Grim Granny

Bernard Cuffling

Bernard Cuffling

Professor Niedorf

Jakob Davies

Jakob Davies

Young Hector

Chris Gauthier

Chris Gauthier

Roger

Dean Paul Gibson

Dean Paul Gibson

Joyless Husband

Eileen Barrett

Eileen Barrett

Joyless Wife

Michael Adamthwaite

Michael Adamthwaite

Queen's Guard

Vincent Gale

Vincent Gale

Clara's Boss

Gabrielle Rose

Gabrielle Rose

French Proprietress

Thorsten Wedekind

Thorsten Wedekind

Stressed German

Alexa Damián

Alexa Damián

Business Class Stewardess

Malcolm Boddington

Malcolm Boddington

Doorman

Gribunina Marina

Gribunina Marina

Passport Control

Ana Trujic

Ana Trujic

Economy Class Stewardess

Aaron Le

Aaron Le

Young Monk

S'Thandiwe Kgoroge

S'Thandiwe Kgoroge

Marie Louise

Anthony Oseyemi

Anthony Oseyemi

Marcel

Sebelethu Bonkolo

Sebelethu Bonkolo

Baruti

Hannah Longworth

Hannah Longworth

Daisy

Aiden Longworth

Aiden Longworth

Jack

Jordan Schartner

Jordan Schartner

Evil Plane Assassin

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