Joyride

Joyride

When we feel lost, finding our way home takes a little help.

Directed by Emer Reynolds

Produced by Embankment Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

202294 min5.8 / 10

A bittersweet road-movie about two lost souls—a grieving boy and a struggling mother—who find unexpected kinship and healing through a chaotic, rule-breaking journey across rural Ireland.

12-year-old Mully has lost his mother and discovers his debt-ridden father stealing the charity money they've raised in her name. Grabbing the cash, Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. A straight-talking solicitor who didn't expect to get pregnant, Joy is struggling with motherhood and planning to give her baby to a friend who will raise the child as her own. She joins Mully on a wild journey across Ireland, stealing cars, hitch-hiking, catching ferries and breaking police barricades.

Questions people ask

  • Does Joyride end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Joyride easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Joyride sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Joyride violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Joyride scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Joyride

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Joyride

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Joyride, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Joyride, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Joyride, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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