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Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy

Ode to Joy

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

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$17303

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

08 September 2019

Country

United States of America

Cast

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Charlie

Morena Baccarin

Morena Baccarin

Francesca

Jake Lacy

Jake Lacy

Cooper

Melissa Rauch

Melissa Rauch

Bethany

Shannon Woodward

Shannon Woodward

Liza

Ellis Rubin

Ellis Rubin

Victor

Jane Curtin

Jane Curtin

Aunt Sylvia

Adam Shapiro

Adam Shapiro

Marvin

Jackie Seiden

Jackie Seiden

Jan

Ravi Cabot-Conyers

Ravi Cabot-Conyers

Deangelo

Jason Altman

Jason Altman

Mad Banker

Tyler Bourke

Tyler Bourke

Frederick

dL Sams

dL Sams

Tearful Wife

Ed Herbstman

Ed Herbstman

Actor

Willie C. Carpenter

Willie C. Carpenter

Lavelle

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