Seven Pounds is a 2008 film, directed by Gabriele Muccino. Will Smith stars as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people. Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper star. The film was released in theaters in the United States and Canada on December 19, 2008, by Columbia Pictures. Despite generally negative reviews from critics it was a box office success, grossing $168,168,201 worldwide. Two years ago, Tim Thomas , sending a text message while driving, caused a car crash in which seven people died: six strangers and his fiancee, Sarah Jenson . In a bid for redemption, Tim... sets out to save the lives of seven good people, although this goal only becomes clear near the end of the film, or earlier for those viewers who are able to piece together the clues offered in flashbacks throughout the film. A year after the crash, having quit his job as an aeronautical engineer, Tim donates a lung lobe to his brother, Ben , an IRS employee. Six months later he donates part of his liver to a social services worker named Holly . After that, he begins searching for more candidates to receive donations.
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| Release date: | December 19, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Gabriele Muccino |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 123 Minutes |
| Producer: | Will Smith, Steve Tisch, James Lassiter, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal |
| Editor: | Hughes Winborne |
| Music by: | Angelo Milli |
| Cinematography: | Philippe Le Sourd |
| Screenplay by: | Grant Nieporte |
| Estimated budget: | $54,000,000 |