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Erin Brockovich
Why this pick
Like Joy, it centers on an underestimated woman whose stubborn self-belief turns personal instability into hard-won professional authority, with a brisk, crowd-pleasing dramatic drive.
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MOVIE2015 2h 5m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Movies like
Joy
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Big Eyes
Why this pick
Its true-story portrait of a woman reclaiming her creative and commercial identity shares Joy’s mix of female resilience, family strain, and the fight to be recognized as the force behind a business.
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Working Girl
Why this pick
A warm, sharply observed underdog story about a capable woman pushing past condescension and class barriers; it has Joy’s satisfying ambition and earned self-possession.
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The Intern
Why this pick
For Joy’s appeal as a story of a woman building a company while weathering domestic pressure, this offers a gentler, polished take on leadership, work, and emotional resilience.
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The Dressmaker
Why this pick
A stylish, darkly comic tale of a resourceful woman returning to a hostile community, combining family wounds, self-made confidence, and an assertive visual flair akin to Joy’s heightened drama.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Joy, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jennifer Lawrence
Joy Mangano
Robert De Niro
Rudy
Dascha Polanco
Jackie
Diane Ladd
Mimi
Jimmy Jean-Louis
Toussaint
Madison Wolfe
Young Peggy
Donna Mills
Priscilla
Isabella Crovetti
Young Joy