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| Director: | David O. Russell | 
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| Writer: | David O. Russell, Annie Mumolo | 
| Staring: | 
| A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 24, 2015 | 
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| Director: | David O. Russell | 
| Writer: | David O. Russell, Annie Mumolo | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama | 
| Keywords | factory, inventor, strong woman, biography, based on true story, new york state, entrepreneur, mop, 1990s, stolen patent | 
| Production Companies | Fox 2000 Pictures, Davis Entertainment, Annapurna Pictures, TSG Entertainment, 10 by 10 Entertainment | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $101,134,059 Budget: $60,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Oct 16, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Jennifer Lawrence | Joy | 
| Robert De Niro | Rudy | 
| Bradley Cooper | Neil Walker | 
| Edgar Ramírez | Tony | 
| Diane Ladd | Mimi | 
| Virginia Madsen | Terry | 
| Isabella Rossellini | Trudy | 
| Dascha Polanco | Jackie | 
| Elisabeth Röhm | Peggy | 
| Susan Lucci | Danica | 
| Laura Wright | Clarinda | 
| Maurice Benard | Ridge | 
| Donna Mills | Priscilla | 
| Jimmy Jean-Louis | Toussaint | 
| Ken Howard | Mop Executive | 
| Ray De La Paz | Tony's Father | 
| John Enos III | Roderick | 
| Marianne Leone Cooper | Sharon | 
| Melissa Rivers | Joan Rivers | 
| Drena De Niro | Cindy | 
| Isabella Crovetti | Young Joy | 
| Emily Nuñez | Young Jackie | 
| Madison Wolfe | Young Peggy | 
| Aundrea Gadsby | Cristy 5 Years Old | 
| Gia Gadsby | Cristy 5 Years Old | 
| Tomas Elizondo | Tommy 3 Years Old | 
| Zeke Elizondo | Tommy 3 Years Old | 
| Alexander Cook | Bartholomew | 
| Lori McCoy-Bell | Angry Airline Customer | 
| Suzanne Frazier Wilkins | Airline Customer | 
| Luisa Maria Badaracco | Susan | 
| Jamell Washington | Airline Customer Service Clerk | 
| Gary Tolchin | Airline Supervisor | 
| Will LeBow | Monsignor | 
| Johnnie McQuarley | Andre | 
| Pedro Martinez Campos | College Party Band | 
| Carlos Sala Valencia | College Party Band | 
| Alvaro Benavides | College Party Band | 
| Edgar Pantoja Aleman | College Party Band | 
| Shonda Schilling | College Party Goer | 
| Grant Schilling | College Party Goer | 
| Gary Zahakos | Divorce Mediator | 
| Josef Boreland | Boat Captain | 
| Robert Sabino | Tino | 
| Mateo Gómez | Latin Priest | 
| Marcela Jaramillo | Eucaria | 
| Jim Frangione | Charlie | 
| Melissa McMeekin | Parking Lot Woman | 
| Erica McDermott | Parking Lot Woman | 
| Carla Antonino | Parking Lot Woman | 
| Michele Egerton | Parking Lot Woman | 
| Marianne Bayard | Angela | 
| Fiore Leo | Angela's Brother | 
| Steven DeMarco | Angela's Brother | 
| Collin Knight | Parking Lot Officer | 
| Barbara Feeney | Receptionist | 
| Damien Di Paola | Marv Brickman | 
| Patsy Meck | Patsy | 
| Jeremiah Kissel | Boardroom Rep | 
| Dale Place | Boardroom Rep | 
| Mitchell Rosenwald | Boardroom Rep | 
| Thomas Matthews | Thomas | 
| Matthew Russell | Roger from Wardrobe | 
| Bates Wilder | Todd | 
| Paul Herman | Rifle Man | 
| Christy Scott Cashman | Sarina Kimball | 
| Colleen Camp | Lori | 
| Richard McElvain | Dr. Whitten | 
| Mark Nemeskal | Funeral Priest | 
| Patrick Pitu | Eerie Fabri-Pac Guy | 
| Michael DeMello | Gregory | 
| Ken Cheeseman | Gerhardt | 
| Daniel Bowen | Fabri-Pac Man | 
| Naheem Garcia | Police Officer | 
| Raymond Alongi | Police Officer | 
| Johnny Lee Davenport | Ray Cagney | 
| Sonny Mirabella | Front Desk Clerk | 
| Bill Thorpe | Dallas Man | 
| Sam Weisman | Lead Diller Attorney | 
| Jeff Avigian | Diller Attorney | 
| Barry Primus | Rudy's Attorney | 
| Eliana Adise | Teen Cristy | 
| Calidore Robinson | Teen Tommy | 
| Jasmine Brooke White | Young Memphis Woman | 
| Susan Garfield | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 
| Jeff Bellin | QVC Attorney #1 (uncredited) | 
| GeGe Jackson | KMart Customer (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| David O. Russell | Screenplay, Director, Story | 
| Heather Loeffler | Set Decoration | 
| David J. Thompson | Steadicam Operator | 
| Peter Rogness | Art Direction | 
| Lindsay Graham Ahanonu | Casting | 
| Alan Baumgarten | Editor | 
| Max Leonard | Visual Effects Producer | 
| John Ross | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Carla White | Makeup Artist | 
| Dawn Victoria Dudley | Wigmaker | 
| Meghan Kasperlik | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Dan Schrecker | VFX Supervisor | 
| Elliott Eisman | First Assistant Editor | 
| Keith B. Davis | First Assistant Camera | 
| Jason King | Sound Designer | 
| Chris Sullivan | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Carl Sprague | Assistant Art Director | 
| Tien Nguyen | Visual Effects Coordinator | 
| David Robinson | Visual Effects Producer | 
| Wendy Garfinkle | Visual Effects Producer | 
| Tracy Scott | Script Supervisor | 
| Beau Desmond | Set Costumer | 
| Jody Rogers | Visual Effects Editor | 
| Andy Kaplan | Digital Intermediate | 
| Tamsin Costello | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Patricia Grande | Hairstylist | 
| Erik Rogers | Digital Intermediate | 
| Christian P. Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Aurora Bergere | Makeup Artist | 
| Jeffrey D. McDonald | Assistant Art Director | 
| Marisol Roncali | Casting Associate | 
| Chris Diebold | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Björn Rehbein | Makeup Artist | 
| Donna Maloney | Costume Supervisor | 
| Gregory D. Liegey | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Dave Cambria | Rigging Gaffer | 
| Merie Weismiller Wallace | Still Photographer | 
| Rebecca Dealy | Casting Associate | 
| Virginia B. Johnson | Costume Supervisor | 
| Brendan Fitzgerald | CG Supervisor | 
| Derek Casari | ADR & Dubbing | 
| Andy Malcolm | Foley | 
| Jerry Popolis | Hairstylist | 
| Jonathan Mosca | Assistant Art Director | 
| Patrick Murray | Gaffer | 
| Lise Richardson | Music Editor | 
| Rachel Ambelang | VFX Editor | 
| Paul Carlin | Digital Intermediate | 
| John To | First Assistant Editor | 
| Sean Massey | Dialogue Editor | 
| Michelle Pazer | Dialogue Editor | 
| Davon Slininger | Additional Photography | 
| Matthew Wilson | Foley Editor | 
| Christopher T. Welch | Dialogue Editor | 
| Renée Tondelli | ADR Supervisor | 
| Vinny Mazzarella | Property Master | 
| David Campbell | Original Music Composer | 
| Linus Sandgren | Director of Photography | 
| Jay Cassidy | Editor | 
| Tom Cross | Editor | 
| Christopher Tellefsen | Editor | 
| Mary Vernieu | Casting | 
| Judy Becker | Production Design | 
| Michael Wilkinson | Costume Design | 
| Susan Jacobs | Music Supervisor | 
| Trent Claus | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Goro Koyama | Foley | 
| Lori McCoy-Bell | Hair Department Head, Hair Designer | 
| Evelyne Noraz | Makeup Department Head | 
| Rick Avery | Stunt Double | 
| Ben Hernandez Bray | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Jack Carpenter | Stunts | 
| Annie Mumolo | Story | 
| West Dylan Thordson | Original Music Composer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Ethan Smith | Executive Producer | 
| Jonathan Gordon | Producer | 
| Joy Mangano | Executive Producer | 
| Ken Mok | Producer | 
| Matthew Budman | Executive Producer | 
| George Parra | Executive Producer | 
| John Fox | Executive Producer | 
| David O. Russell | Producer | 
| John Davis | Producer | 
| Megan Ellison | Producer | 
| Michele Ziegler | Co-Producer | 
| Mary McLaglen | Executive Producer | 
| Annie Mumolo | Executive Producer | 
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 40 | 51 | 31 | 
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| 2024 | 12 | 756 | 853 | 
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| 2024 | 11 | 987 | 987 | 
Joy just doesn't work. David O. Russell tries to use their preferred cast in yet another story about a dysfunctional family which drags down the main character and how this character, in opposition to her own family and any other coming difficulty, overcomes everything and leads to success. We ... have already watched similar stories in "The Fighter" and "Silver Linings Playbook" and, although weirdly, in those movies it worked, but not in this one any more. Specially, the ending seems abruptly rushed and truncated and the "Citizen Kane" moment is quite childish and obvious.
> A small accident can lead to a great achievement, but difficult path is certain. It is a semi-biographical film about a person who invented a modern hygienic mop. So all the depicted events and characters were partially real, but for the cinematic reason they have been fairly altered for a good ... outcome. And yes, I loved it. A very inspiring film among all the Oscars nominees this year. In some way I also felt Jennifer Lawrence should have got the award for her fine character display. Honestly, I was not interested in this, so I wanted to get over it silently as soon as possible. But I ended up enjoying a lot and instantly it became one of my favourites of the 2015. What I expected after watching its trailer was like I judged it by its cover. As I hesitated in the earlier, but strangely now I'm recommending it to all. The story of a woman who grew up listening her grandmother's motivational speeches. But realises the life is tougher than she thought and making a living is very competitive. After so many struggles in the life, she finally invents something that changes her and her family fortune forever. But like any new initiative does face, the problems arise and how she is going to fix them is what the remaining film narrates. A very interesting film in the perspective of the career option. Forget the doctors, engineers, lawyers and those who're settled in their lives with a good job in hand that pays big, but there are billions of people, to them it will definitely serve as an inspiration to ignite their future. The rating for this looks like a fair value, but still a very underrated film everywhere. Amazing actors, a little funny and a little emotional, but a very impressive film directed by the one who bought the Oscars to Jennifer Lawrence for their earlier venture together. I don't know what's between her and Bradley Cooper, but looks like their onscreen chemistry is doing something big impact. This is their's fourth project together and second with the director, so I hope they do more in the future as well. This is really a wonderful film, so don't miss it. 8.5/10
I really love this movie. The act is so good. I really fell it from Joy. When you have opportunity, you should take it. Failure is when you give up. ...