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Description | Information (i):  Show or Hide DescriptionJoy (2015)
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 Drama
 Jennifer Lawrence , Robert De Niro , Bradley Cooper , Edgar Ramírez , Diane Ladd , Virginia Madsen , Isabella Rossellini , Dascha Polanco , Elisabeth Röhm ,
Susan Lucci , Laura Wright , Maurice Benard , Donna Mills , Jimmy Jean-Louis , Ken Howard
 David O. Russell
IMDB  124
 2015
 Joy has always been fascinated by creating things| This pursuit was always supported emotionally by her maternal grandmother| Mimi. Joy feels that lack of practical
support has led to others making fortunes on ideas she came up with years ago but could not act upon manufacturing. Despite being broke| Joy is the person in her
extended family to whom everyone has always turned| in the process forgoing her own life| including not having attended college to help see her parents through their
divorce. She works in an unsatisfying job as an Eastern Airlines ticket clerk; and lives with her mother Terry who spends all day in bed watching soap operas; her
ex-husband Tony| a less than successful aspiring Latino Tom Jones wannabe; and their two children. Added to this mix is her father
Rudy| the owner of a failing heavy-duty garage| which is managed by Joy's older half-sister Peggy| with whom she has somewhat of a strained relationship| and for
which Joy does the books. Sharon| Rudy's latest ...
Joy is anchored by a strong performance from Jennifer Lawrence, although director David O. Russell's uncertain approach to its fascinating fact-based tale only
sporadically sparks bursts of the titular emotion.  |
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