Is Ode to Joy violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% 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 Ode to Joy easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% 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 frightening than 65% 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 Ode to Joy end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% 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.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

Ode to Joy

Name: Ode to Joy
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2019
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Martin Freeman, Morena Baccarin, Jake Lacy, Melissa Rauch, Shannon Woodward

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

Directed by Jason Winer

Produced by Mosaic, IFC FIlms

201997 min6.2 / 10

A bittersweet romantic comedy about a man whose neurological condition forces him to choose between the happiness of love and the safety of emotional numbness.

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.

Clusters

Quirky Concept Romance Family and Marriage Problems Kindness And Love Professional Occupations Mental Illness And Psychosis

Genres

Comedy Drama Romance

Keywords

Breast Cancer Tough Love Troubled Relationship Librarian Neurology Catalepsy Brother Brother Relationship Love Story

Questions people ask

Is Ode to Joy violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Ode to Joy easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Ode to Joy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Ode to Joy end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is Ode to Joy sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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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