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Ode to Joy

6.1R

MovieComedy, Drama20191h 37m

He's never been happier. And that's the problem.

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.

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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.

Directed by
Jason Winer
Written by
Max Werner
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released
September 8, 2019
Runtime
1h 37m
Status
Released
Language
English
Countries
United States of America
Studios
Mosaic, IFC Films, Small Dog Picture Company, This American Life
Box office
$17,303
  • Martin FreemanCharlie
  • Morena BaccarinFrancesca
  • Jake LacyCooper
  • Melissa RauchBethany
  • Shannon WoodwardLiza
  • Ellis RubinVictor
  • Jane CurtinAunt Sylvia
  • Adam ShapiroMarvin
  • Jackie SeidenJan
  • Ravi Cabot-ConyersDeangelo
  • Jason AltmanMad Banker
  • Tyler BourkeFrederick
  • ddL SamsTearful Wife
  • Ed HerbstmanActor
  • Willie C. CarpenterLavelle

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  • Kamurai★ 7January 12, 2021
    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 Melissa Rauch out of bed…Read more

    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 Melissa Rauch out of bed either. Both ladies brought their abilities to the roles excellently. While the movie is fun, the motives are rather crossed and you're forced to try to think a bit more than you normally would as the story lends towards you thinking like he thinks to understand a bit better. Overall a great little love story though.

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