A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
Acting
Lawrence carries this whole disaster family on her back.
Direction
David O. Russell's manic energy somehow fits a mop biopic.
Production
That nauseating QVC set design is *chef's kiss* perfect.
Director
David O. Russell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Joy Mangano still holds over 100 patents and sold her company to HSN for millions in 1999—then bought it back for nothing when they tanked it.
This was the third consecutive Russell-Lawrence-Cooper-De Niro collab after Silver Linings and American Hustle—a cinematic universe of screaming Italians.
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