Joyland fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and romantic
Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Joyland is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and romantic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, romantic, and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and society.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Joyland is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, OVID, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content.
2 h 7 min
Joyland runs 2 h 7 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Joyland higher (90) than audiences (73). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Urdu, with some Punjabi. Produced in Pakistan, United States.
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7.6
