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1. www.commonsensemedia.org › movie-reviews › joyJoy Movie Review - Common Sense Media

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   Parents need to know that Joy is a drama based on the real-life Joy Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence), inventor of the Miracle Mop. There are lots of highs and lows in her story -- including a dysfunctional family, financial insecurity, and a deep desire to fulfill dreams deferred -- which makes it a better fit for….

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joy_(2015_film)Joy (2015 film) - Wikipedia

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   Joy is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Joy Mangano, a self-made millionaire who created her own business empire. Joy received a theatrical release on December 25, 2015, by 20th Century Fox.

3. www.looper.com › 1287304Is Joy Based On A Real Person And How Accurate Is The Film?

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   May 16, 2023 · Is 2015's "Joy," starring Jennifer Lawrence as a struggling single mother who invents a self-wringing mop, based on a real person? How accurate is the film?

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4. time.com › 4161779Joy Movie Accuracy: Fact and Fiction in Joy Mangano Tale - TIME

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   Dec 27, 2015 · According to Russell, Elisabeth Röhm’s Peggy, a jealous half-sister to Lawrence’s Joy, is completely fictional. Joy’s mother, played by Virginia Madsen and living in a world of little more ...

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   Why is Joy rated PG-13? Joy is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for brief strong language. Violence: Characters in a Soap Opera talk about inheritance issues and consider murder. People shoot targets at a gun range, and one character does so to relieve stress and frustration.

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   • Director: David O. Russell

   • Author: Donna Gustafson

6. www.digitalspy.com › movies › bfi-london-filmNetflix's British drama Joy is an important watch - Digital Spy

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   Oct 15, 2024 · New Netflix movie Joy, which held its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, seeks to right this wrong by putting the focus on Jean and her work. "She made the unbearable bearable," says ...

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   Is the movie 'Joy' based on a true story?

   • Joy is a drama based on the real-life story of Joy Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence). There are lots of highs and lows in her story -- including a dysfunctional family, financial insecurity, and a deep desire to fulfill dreams deferred -- which makes it a better fit for...

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   Is Joy a good movie?

   • The most impressive aspect of Joy is that it's still an incredibly affecting sequence as Louise Joy Brown is born, backed by Steven Price's gorgeous and subtle score. There are aspects of Joy that you'll wish were explored further, including Jean's relationship with her mother, to make a revelation in the movie's second half land more effectively.

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   Who is Joy's mother?

   • Joy’s mother, played by Virginia Madsen and living in a world of little more than house dresses and soap operas, is a composite of several women from Mangano’s life. And Bradley Cooper’s QVC executive Neil Walker is also a composite, reflecting aspects of different businessmen at the home shopping company.

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   Who plays a divorced mother in 'joy'?

   • Joy tells the story of a divorced Long Island mother, played by Jennifer Lawrence, who invents a detachable, self-wringing mop and overcomes significant obstacles to develop a wildly successful enterprise, first with QVC and later with the Home Shopping Network.

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   Where is 'Joy' filmed?

   • "Jennifer Lawrence Denies Bad Blood With David O. Russell on Set of 'Joy' ". TheWrap. Retrieved March 2, 2015. ^ "More dates announced for 'Joy', starring Jennifer Lawrence, filming in North Reading, MA". onlocationvacations.com. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2015. ^ Busch, Anita (June 6, 2014).

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   What happens when Joy's parents get divorced?

   • When Joy's parents get divorced, she and her half-sister are torn apart, making tensions between them worse. Though Joy graduated as her class valedictorian and got into college, she never went -- she was too busy taking care of her dysfunctional family.

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   Jun 18, 2016 · Dysfunctional family life, business treachery and inept initial presentation don't stop Joy from overcoming the odds to become a tycoon. One F-bomb earns its PG-13 status, otherwise a PG would be appropriate. It's not that it's unsuitable for kids, just not made to be engaging to that demographic.