Joy (2024)
Movie Details:
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Biography, Drama, History |
| Release date | 15 October 2024 (BFI) 15 November 2024 (United Kingdom) 22 November 2024 (Netflix) |
| Running time | 1hr 55min |
| Age rating | PG-13 |
| Starring | Bill Nighy, Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton |
| Directed by | Ben Taylor |
| Story by | Rachel Mason, Emma Gordon, Shaun Topp |
| Screenplay by | Jack Thorne |
| Produced by | Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey |
| Cinematography by | Jamie Cairney |
| Edited by | David Webb |
| Music by | Steven Price |
| Casting by | Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant |
| Production Design by | Alice Normington |
| Art Direction by | Thalia Ecclestone, Lissa Lamona |
| Set Decoration by | Sarah Kane |
| Costume Design by | Sinéad Kidao |
| Production Company | Wildgaze Pathé |
| Distributor | Netflix |
Cast & Characters:
- Bill Nighy as Patrick Steptoe
- Thomasin McKenzie as Jean Purdy
- James Norton as Robert Edwards
- Joanna Scanlan as Gladys May
- Charlie Murphy as Trisha
- Tanya Moodie as Muriel
- Ella Bruccoleri as Lesley Brown
- Cecily Cleeve as Caroline
- Eoin Duffy as Colin
- Mariam Haque as Marie
- Carla Harrison-Hodge as Alice
- Michael Keogh as Reporter
- Oliver Llewellyn Jenkins as Neil
- Douggie McMeekin as John Brown
- Abbiegail Mills as Meg
- Olivia Sellers as Sara
- Rish Shah as Arun
- Toby Williams as Dr. Williams
- James Berkery as Dancer
Storyline:
Spanning from 1968 to 1978, the film will follow three trailblazers facing opposition from the church, state, media, and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown. The three figures are a young nurse, a visionary scientist, and an innovative surgeon, played by Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton, and Bill Nighy respectively.
About Movie:
Joy is a British biographical drama film featuring Bill Nighy, Thomasin McKenzie, and James Norton. Directed by Ben Taylor, it tells the true story of Louise Brown, the world’s first in vitro fertilization baby.
The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 15 October 2024, followed by a limited theatrical release in the UK and Ireland on 15 November 2024. It became available for streaming worldwide on Netflix on 22 November 2024.