Joy

Directed by David O. Russell
Produced by John Davis
Megan Ellison
Jonathan Gordon
Ken Mok
David O. Russell
Screenplay by David O. Russell
Story by Annie Mumolo
David O. Russell
Starring Jennifer Lawrence
Robert De Niro
Bradley Cooper
Music by West Dylan Thordson
David Campbell
Cinematography Linus Sandgren
Edited by Alan Baumgarten
Jay Cassidy
Tom Cross
Christopher Tellefsen
Production
companies
Fox 2000 Pictures
Davis Entertainment Company
Annapurna Pictures
TSG Entertainment
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release dates
December 25, 2015
(United States)
Running time 124 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $60 million


Joy is an upcoming American
biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence , Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper . The film is about a struggling single mother of two children, Joy Mangano (portrayed by Lawrence), who invented the Miracle Mop and is the president of Ingenious Designs. The film is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2015 by 20th Century Fox .
Plot
The film follows Joy Mangano , a divorced mother of two children, through four generations as she builds her business empire after creating the Miracle Mop.