Film2022127 min

Joyland

Name: Joyland
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2022
Duration: 127 min
Cast: Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani, Salmaan Peerzada

Taste attributes: dramaromancemusic/dancecrimegay/lesbiancomedyfresh & originalwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers all

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Boxlist takeStirring and inventive: a simple romantic drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.9 /10

TMDB · 28 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

As a patriarchal family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for a transgender starlet.

Synopsis: TMDB