Ode to Joy

Sep 8, 2019

1h 37m

★ 6.2

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Mosaic

IFC FIlms

Small Dog Picture Company

This American Life

Ode to Joy Trailers

Cast

Charlie

Martin Freeman

Francesca

Morena Baccarin

Cooper

Jake Lacy

Bethany

Melissa Rauch

Liza

Shannon Woodward

Victor

Ellis Rubin

Aunt Sylvia

Jane Curtin

Marvin

Adam Shapiro

Jan

Jackie Seiden

Deangelo

Ravi Cabot-Conyers

Mad Banker

Jason Altman

Frederick

Tyler Bourke

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