Chris Gardner is a single father. While raising his five-year-old son, Chris does everything he can to ensure that his child grows up happy. Working as a salesman, he cannot pay the rent, and they are evicted. Finding himself on the street, but not wanting to give up, he takes an internship at a brokerage firm, hoping to land a position as a specialist. During the internship he will not receive any money, and the internship lasts six months...