Joy

"In America, the ordinary needs the extraordinary every single day."

2015 2h 4m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 4,360

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A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.

“In America, the ordinary needs the extraordinary every single day.”

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Cast

Jennifer Lawrence
Joy
Robert De Niro
Rudy
Bradley Cooper
Neil Walker
Edgar Ramírez
Tony
Diane Ladd
Mimi
Virginia Madsen
Terry
Isabella Rossellini
Trudy
Dascha Polanco
Jackie

Credits

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Director: David O. Russell
Writers: David O. Russell, Annie Mumolo, David O. Russell
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David O. Russell, shot by Linus Sandgren. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by West Dylan Thordson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In America, the ordinary needs the extraordinary every single day.".

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The take

David O. Russell directs. Linus Sandgren behind the camera. West Dylan Thordson scores. Jay Cassidy cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

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1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
4Directed by David O. Russell, shot by Linus Sandgren. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by West Dylan Thordson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "In America, the ordinary needs the extraordinary every single day.".
9IMDB entry: tt2446980 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "factory", "strong woman", "inventor", "biography".

The technical file

Cinematography: Linus Sandgren
Original score: West Dylan Thordson
Editing: Jay Cassidy
Production design: Judy Becker
Costume design: Michael Wilkinson
Makeup / hair: Jerry Popolis
VFX supervisor: Trent Claus
Sound: Jason King
Stunt coordinator: Ben Hernandez Bray
Runtime: 124 min · 2h 4m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $101,134,059
Return: 169% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Joy (2015)

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Andres Gomez2016-01-16
★ 5/10
Joy just doesn't work. David O. Russell tries to use their preferred cast in yet another story about a dysfunctional family which drags down the main character and how this character, in opposition to her own family and any other coming difficulty, overcomes everything and leads to success. We have already watched similar stories in "The Fighter" and "Silver Linings Playbook" and, although weirdly, in those movies it worked, but not in this one any more. Specially, the ending seems abruptly rushed and truncated and the "Citizen Kane" moment is quite childish and obvious.
Reno2016-06-14
★ 8.5/10
A small accident can lead to a great achievement, but difficult path is certain. It is a semi-biographical film about a person who invented a modern hygienic mop. So all the depicted events and characters were partially real, but for the cinematic reason they have been fairly altered for a good outcome. And yes, I loved it. A very inspiring film among all the Oscars nominees this year. In some way I also felt Jennifer Lawrence should have got the award for her fine character display. Honestly, I was not interested in this, so I wanted to get over it silently as soon as possible. But I ended up enjoying a lot and instantly it became one of my favourites of the 2015. What I expected after watching its trailer was like I judged it by its cover. As I hesitated in the earlier, but strangely now I'm recommending it to all. The story of a woman who grew up listening her grandmother's motivational speeches. But realises the life is tougher than she thought and making a living is very competitive. After so many struggles in the life, she finally invents something that changes her and her family fortune forever. But like any new initiative does face, the problems arise and how she is going to fix them is what the remaining film narrates. A very interesting film in the perspective of the career option. Forget the doctors, engineers, lawyers and those who're settled in their lives with a good job in hand that pays big, but there are billions of people, to them it will definitely serve as an inspiration to ignite their future. The rating for this looks like a fair value, but still a very underrated film everywhere. Amazing actors, a little funny and a little emotional, but a very impressive film directed by the one who bought the Oscars to Jennifer Lawrence for their earlier venture together. I don't know what's between her and Bradley Cooper, but looks like their onscreen chemistry is doing something big impact. This is their's fourth project together and second with the director, so I hope they do more in the future as well. This is really a wonderful film, so don't miss it. 8.5/10
k3ltfalcon2023-05-04
★ 8/10
I really love this movie. The act is so good. I really fell it from Joy. When you have opportunity, you should take it. Failure is when you give up.