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Ode to Joy

Ode to Joy

6,2 /10 (130 Votes)
2019 EN 97 min

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.

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Release date

08/09/2019

Votes

130

Popularity

1.3

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

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

97 min

Revenue

$17,303

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Kamurai

Kamurai

2021-01-12

⭐ 7

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 …

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