Joy Soundtrack

Synopsis: Joy has always been fascinated by creating things, This pursuit was always supported emotionally by her maternal grandmother, Mimi. Joy feels that lack of practical support has led to others making fortunes on ideas she came up with years ago but could not act upon manufacturing. Despite being broke, Joy is the person in her extended family to whom everyone has always turned, in the process forgoing her own life, including not having attended college to help see her parents through their divorce. She works in an unsatisfying job as an Eastern Airlines ticket clerk; and lives with her mother Terry who spends all day in bed watching soap operas; her ex-husband Tony, a less than successful aspiring Latino Tom Jones wannabe; and their two children. Added to this mix is her father Rudy, the owner of a failing heavy-duty garage, which is managed by Joy's older half-sister Peggy, with whom she has somewhat of a strained relationship, and for which Joy does the books. Sharon, Rudy's latest gir
Genre: Drama
Director(s): David O. Russell
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 20 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
59%
PG-13
Year:
2015
124 min
$42,581,369
Website
4,071 Views


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#SongDuration
1A House With Love in It2:11
2Aguas de Marzo0:56
3I Am In Love1:06
4I Feel Free2:52
5I Want to Be Happy4:32
6In the Bleak Mid-Winter4:23
7Mama Told Me Not to Come2:57
8Racing in the Street1:39
9Sleigh Ride3:02
10Something Stupid2:19
11Stray Cat Blues4:36
12Texas1:16
13The Sidewinder0:23
14To Love Somebody3:00

David O. Russell

David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early directing career includes the comedy films Spanking the Monkey (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Three Kings (1999) and I ♥ Huckabees (2004). more…

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