JOY (2024)

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Three pioneers, one vision: the birth of IVF.

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.

• Released: 2024-11-15
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 186 votes

Directed by Ben Taylor.

Top cast

• Bill Nighy as Patrick Steptoe
• James Norton as Robert Edwards
• Thomasin McKenzie as Jean Purdy
• Charlie Murphy as Trisha Johnson
• Rish Shah as Arun
• Cecily Cleeve as Caroline
• Eoin Duffy as Colin
• Mariam Haque as Marie
• Abbiegail Mills as Meg (Older)
• Olivia Sellers as Sara

Full cast & crew

Where to watch JOY

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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