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Ode to Joy

6.1/10
TMDB146 votes
2019Original: English97 min

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cast: Martin Freeman, Morena Baccarin, Jake Lacy, Melissa Rauch, Shannon Woodward

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Ode to Joy

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

Ode to Joy (2019) is a film in the comedy, drama, romance genres. Directed by Jason Winer. The cast includes Martin Freeman, Morena Baccarin, Jake Lacy, Melissa Rauch.

Released
2019-09-08
Original language
English
Runtime
97 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Mosaic, IFC Films, Small Dog Picture Company, This American Life
Directors
Jason Winer
Writers
Max Werner

Ode to Joy cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.1/10 from 146 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

Kamurai

TMDB member review

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…

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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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What is Ode to Joy about?

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.

Who stars in Ode to Joy?

Martin Freeman, Morena Baccarin, Jake Lacy, Melissa Rauch, Shannon Woodward, Ellis Rubin. See the cast cards above for character names.

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