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Joyland (2022) | Ranked Top 15% · CriticCrunch

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Joyland

Movie2022·127 min

Joyland

Directed by Saim Sadiq

A romance drama film directed by Saim Sadiq.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 15%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

160 ratings

About Joyland

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

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: forbidden love, identity self discovery, family dysfunction, music performance, urban, romantic partners, parent child, outsider misfit, everyman, hidden identity, tragedy arc, queer romance, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Saim Sadiq
Language: Urdu

Cast

Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan

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How Joyland Ranks

All movies

Top 15%

2020s movies

Top 16%

Romance movies

Top 18%

2020s Romance movies

Top 19%

Top 15% All movies.

the vibe

Joyland Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenselayeredlight-touchintimateearnestcontemplativegritty

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

hidden identity

tragedy arc

forbidden love

identity self discovery

family dysfunction

outsider misfit

everyman

romantic partners

parent child

music performance

queer romance

forbidden star crossed

urban

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9