Joyride

"When we feel lost, finding our way home takes a little help."

2022 1h 34m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 58

ComedyDramaCrime

Synopsis

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12-year-old Mully has lost his mother and discovers his debt-ridden father stealing the charity money they've raised in her name. Grabbing the cash, Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. A straight-talking solicitor who didn't expect to get pregnant, Joy is struggling with motherhood and planning to give her baby to a friend who will raise the child as her own. She joins Mully on a wild journey across Ireland, stealing cars, hitch-hiking, catching ferries and breaking police barricades.

“When we feel lost, finding our way home takes a little help.”

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Cast

Olivia Colman
Joy
Charlie Reid
Mully
Lochlann Ó Mearáin
James
Olwen Fouéré
Sideline Sue
Florence Adebambo
Catherine
Tommy Tiernan
Ferryman
David Pearse
Showband Singer
Ruth McCabe
Noreen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Emer Reynolds
Writers: Ailbhe Keoghan
Languages: English
Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Emer Reynolds, shot by James Mather. 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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Editor Tony Cranstoun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Olivia Colman and Charlie Reid and Lochlann Ó Mearáin carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When we feel lost, finding our way home takes a little help.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13515090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Emer Reynolds directs. James Mather behind the camera. Tony Cranstoun cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Emer Reynolds, shot by James Mather. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Tony Cranstoun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Olivia Colman and Charlie Reid and Lochlann Ó Mearáin carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When we feel lost, finding our way home takes a little help.".
8IMDB entry: tt13515090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 28 themes, including "runaway", "motherly love", "on the run", "single mother".

The technical file

Cinematography: James Mather
Editing: Tony Cranstoun
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Box office: $136,183
Original language: EN
IMDB: Joyride (2022)

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CinemaSerf2022-07-31
★ 7/10
OK, so luck does play a disproportionately big role in this rather far-fetched comedy drama, but all of that is redeemed by two really quite engaging performances from Olivia Coleman and Charlie Reid. The latter is a young lad who doesn't like the idea that his roguish father is about to appropriate some charity money, so absconds with it in a stolen taxi. Unbeknown to him though, his cab already has two passengers - "Joy" (Colman) and a young baby. What now ensues are some fun escapades as the young man realises that his middle-aged passenger - who is dressed in a fetching air-hostess yellow for most of the film - is trying to get her newborn to her sister for adoption and he begins to suspect that she might just be a bit of a commitment-phobe. It's a road trip film with a difference. Both characters gel well here and the young Reid has a mischievous confidence that belies his young years - indeed there are more than a couple of quite entertaining role-reversal scenarios to relish. The script is frequently pithy and lively and the scenery enjoyable to admire as the pair leap from frying pan to fire on an amiable journey across Ireland trying to avoid the Garda and his father en route. Olivia Colman is effective here, she has quite good comedy timing but the film really belongs to Reid and is actually much better than I was expecting.

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