CHRIS GARDNER IS A STRUGGLNG SALESMAN, BARELY MAKING ENDS MEETWHEN HE & HIS 5 YEAR OLD SON ARE EVICTED FROM THEIR SANFRANCISCO APARTMENT WITH NOWHERE TO GO. WHEN GARDNER LANDS ANINTERNSHIP AT A PRESTGIOUS STOCK BROKERAGE FIRM, HE & HIS SONENDURE MANY HARDSHIPS IN PURSUIT OF THE DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE.