Joy has forgone her own life and dreams in order to play a sad and unhealthy role in the care of her very dysfunctional family. But Joy has an incredible entrepreneurial ability as an inventor and an even more incredible perseverance necessary for success. Her family life is not very pretty and her path to success is just as gritty, but this true story is inspiring and turns her eventual incredible success into a movement of empowerment for other women of similar circumstances. I was surprised by how much I loved it, but the reviews clearly indicate that everyone else did as well.

• IMDB 8.3

• Rotten Tomatoes 97%/94%

• (PG-13)