Ode to Joy
Seen it?2019 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Blue Valentine, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
45% on Rotten Tomatoes, 38 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$17K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jason Winer
- Martin FreemanCharlie
- Morena BaccarinFrancesca
- Jake LacyCooper
- Melissa RauchBethany
- Shannon WoodwardLiza
- Ellis RubinVictor
- Jane CurtinAunt Sylvia
- Adam ShapiroMarvin
- Jackie SeidenJan
- Ravi Cabot-ConyersDeangelo