Politeness Strategies is one of topic discussed in pragmatics. The politeness principle is a set of maxims that describe the way in which politeness operates in a conversational exchange. This study focused on compliments and the responses The theory of politeness strategies can be applied into media entertainment for example, in a movie. This study examined the types of Politeness strategies in compliments and the responses in The Pursuits of Happyness movie that uttered by all characters and the types that frequently appears in the movie. This study was conducted by using descriptive qualitative method. The data were derived from the movie script of The Pursuits of Happyness by downloading from the internet. There are three steps to analyze the data. The first step is classifying the utterances into Politeness strategies in six maxims, Then, describing all the utterances of politeness strategies that used by the characters in the movie. The last step is concluding the data findings and giving suggestions. The result shows that there are 19 data of compliments and 5 data of compliment response. There are 9 data categorized into generosity maxim type, 3 data categorized into modesty maxim type, 3 data categorized into sympathy maxim type, 2 data categorized into agreement maxim type, and 2 data of approbation maxim. It can be concluded that generosity is the most frequently used by the characters in The Pursuits of Happynes movie. The use of this findings in education will explore the theory of politeness strategies that are learned by EFL English to develop their ability to succeed in academic or social communication and it becomes a value added treasure of scientific knowledge in the field of education in linguistics.

Trifani , Evanka Nila .   (2022). The Use Of Politeness Strategies In Compliments In The Pursuit Of Happyness Movie. IAIN Kediri