Ode to Joy
ComedyDramaRomance
6.194/10
|US
|en
|97 min
Release Date: 2019-09-08
Overview - Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself pleasure and deal with his sleep issues, they’re put to the test when he falls in love.
Production Companies
MosaicIFC FIlmsSmall Dog Picture CompanyThis American Life
User Reviews
Kamurai
7/10
Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. The concept of living a life without "joy" is intriguing, but it doesn't feel like a very cinematic story as a concept. The movie takes great pains to try to compensate for this. I believe the casting definitely helped here. And sure I understand guys fainting at the thought of being with Morena Baccin, but I'm not about to kick Meli...
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