A story of a family across four generations, centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Facing betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love, Joy becomes a true boss of family and enterprise in a world of unfo… More
Release date: December 25, 2015 (USA)
Running time: 2h 4m
MPAA rating: PG-13
Sadly, Russell's movie is not a joy forever. Happily, Lawrence is. Full review
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Feels more like Silver Linings than American Hustle (which is good), but a transcendent Jennifer Lawrence performance can't quite clean up all of the movie's messes. Full review
Sean O'Connell·Cinemablend
Painful personal overtones resonate in David O. Russell’s boisterous comic view—based on a true story—of an entrepreneur’s conflict-riddled rise to success. Full review
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
Another dazzling Jennifer Lawrence performance anchors a blue-collar parable that boasts some inspired moments but never quite gels.
 
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