Movies like Joy
If Joy's mix of factory, strong woman and inventor stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Joy's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Back to the Future Part III
1990 · Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 119 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: inventor, candid
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs.
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Kung Fu Panda
2008 · Directed by Mark Osborne · 90 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: strong woman, inspirational
Chosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace.
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Flamin' Hot
2023 · Directed by Eva Longoria · 99 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: factory
The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and…
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015 · Directed by Francis Lawrence · 137 min6.9
Why you'll like itWith Jennifer Lawrence · Shares: strong woman · From the same decade (2010s)
As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow.
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On the Basis of Sex
2018 · Directed by Mimi Leder · 120 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: inspirational · From the same decade (2010s)
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
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Norma Rae
1979 · Directed by Martin Ritt · 110 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: factory
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer.
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Brain on Fire
2017 · Directed by Gerard Barrett · 88 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: strong woman · From the same decade (2010s)
Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures, causing a rapid descent into insanity.
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Flash of Genius
2008 · Directed by Marc Abraham · 119 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: inventor
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers.