Joy

About Joy

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

Joy (2015) is a drama film directed by David O. Russell. At 124 minutes long, it arrived in December 2015.

Its themes are anxious, candid, inventor, and strong woman. It is adapted from real events.

Jennifer Lawrence appears as Joy, Robert De Niro as Rudy, Bradley Cooper as Neil Walker, and Edgar Ramírez as Tony. The screenplay is by David O. Russell. In the United States it streams on Starz Apple TV channel.

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Dark Waters, and The Imitation Game make useful companions to Joy, all filed under amused and inspirational. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 4,358 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.