No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Happy end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Happy easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Happy

Name: Happy
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Gregory Berns, Roy Blanchard, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Tenzin Gyatso, Richard Davison

Directed by Roko Belic

Produced by Wadi Rum Films

201275 min7.1 / 10

An optimistic, globally-minded documentary that explores the science and lived experience of human happiness across diverse cultures and circumstances.

Happy is a 2011 feature documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Roko Belic. It explores human happiness through interviews with people from all walks of life in 14 different countries, weaving in the newest findings of positive psychology. Director Roko Belic was originally inspired to create the film after producer/director Tom Shadyac (Liar, Liar, Patch Adams, Bruce Almighty) showed him an article in the New York Times entitled "A New Measure of Well Being From a Happy Little Kingdom". The article ranks the United States as the 23rd happiest country in the world. Shadyac then suggested that Belic make a documentary about happiness. Belic spent several years interviewing over 20 people, ranging from leading happiness researchers to a rickshaw driver in Kolkatta, a family living in a "co-housing community" in Denmark, a woman who was run over by a truck, a Cajun fisherman, and more.

Clusters

Inspiring Survival Stories Food and Eating

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Wellness Global

Questions people ask

Is Happy scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is Happy violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Does Happy end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.
Is Happy easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.
Is Happy sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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