Directed by , Joy (2015) is a biographical comedy-drama that tells the loosely based true story of Joy Mangano , the inventor of the self-wringing Miracle Mop . Spanning four generations, the film follows Joy as she rises from a struggling airline booking agent and single mother to a powerful matriarch of a business dynasty. Plot and Themes
Set primarily in the early 1990s, the narrative centers on Joy’s chaotic family life on Long Island. Living in a house filled with her two children, her soap-opera-obsessed mother, her grandmother, and her under-employed ex-husband, Joy’s creative ambitions are constantly sidelined by family drama. When she finally designs an innovative mop, she must navigate a world of unforgiving commerce and familial betrayal to build her empire. Key themes explored in the film include:
portrays Neil Walker, an executive at the Home Shopping Network (QVC).
The film reunited David O. Russell with his frequent collaborators , Robert De Niro , and Bradley Cooper .