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Joy

Joy

Drama · 2024

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.

Movie details

Joy

“Three pioneers, one vision: the birth of IVF.”

2024 Drama 1h 55m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.1 / 10

11.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

89 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

62 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Joy?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ben Taylor

Written by

Jack Thorne · Rachel Mason · Emma Gordon · Shaun Topp

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Patrick Steptoe

James Norton

James Norton

Robert Edwards

Thomasin McKenzie

Thomasin McKenzie

Jean Purdy

Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy

Trisha Johnson

Rish Shah

Rish Shah

Arun

Cecily Cleeve

Cecily Cleeve

Caroline

Eoin Duffy

Eoin Duffy

Colin

Court is in session

Put Joy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.