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Joyride

2022-07-29 · 94 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy · Drama · Crime

12-year-old Mully has lost his mother and discovers his debt-ridden father stealing the charity money they've raised in her name. Grabbing the cash, Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. A straight-talking solicitor who didn't expect to get pregnant, Joy is struggling with motherhood and planning to give her baby to a friend who will raise the child as her own. She joins Mully on a wild journey across Ireland, stealing cars, hitch-hiking, catching ferries and breaking police barricades.

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Directors
Emer Reynolds
Production companies
Embankment Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Subotica, Ingenious Media
Countries
Ireland, United Kingdom
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 136,183

Top Cast

Olivia ColmanOlivia ColmanJoy
Charlie ReidMully
Lochlann Ó MearáinLochlann Ó MearáinJames
Olwen FouéréOlwen FouéréSideline Sue
Florence AdebamboFlorence AdebamboCatherine
Tommy TiernanTommy TiernanFerryman
David PearseDavid PearseShowband Singer
Ruth McCabeRuth McCabeNoreen
Aislín McGuckinAislín McGuckinAngela
Susannah De WrixonCafé Lady
Aisling O'SullivanAisling O'SullivanMags
Trevor KaneswaranPassenger 1
Clara FitzgeraldPassenger 2
Kate FineganStewardess 1
Jade O'ConnorStewardess 2
Leo HannaLeo HannaStag Party Passenger
David Coffey WeakleyDavid Coffey WeakleyStag do Passenger (uncredited)

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