Happy

2011

1h 18m

Documentary

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500+ Ratings

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Filmmaker Roko Belic travels to more than a dozen countries, searching for the meaning of happiness.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

A pleasant if lightweight plea for folks to quit the rat race and stop and smell the roses.

Jul 12, 2011

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

A grab bag of ideas about how to transcend everyday misery, using insights from an international group of scientists, religious and government figures, and regular people.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 30, 2011

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Liam R

This Film was inspiring and earnest.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/14/20

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Audience Member

some excellent mini-clips of people who do seem happy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Full of feeling - explores happiness across very different human beings across different parts of the world - and then ties it all together to reveal the essential elements of a happy life.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Beautiful movie one of my favorites!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Hmm, reinforces my belief in what makes me happy!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Incredibly boring film about happiness. I've read a lot of the research the film is based on, yet the tone of the movie was so dry and boring it was hard to watch. At the end of the movie I felt less happy than when I started. Lol. I'm glad I saw it with my girlfriend who was equally eager to watch the film. We both had the same reaction. Where was the fun? The Okinawa segment and the Bayou segment were the highlights of the movie for us. Both joyous groups of people. Wish the movie was more like they were.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Roko Belic

Director

Marci Shimoff

Narrator

Roko Belic

Writer

Roko Belic

Producer

Frances Reid

Producer

Eiji Han Shimizu

Producer

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Roko Belic travels to more than a dozen countries, searching for the meaning of happiness.

Director: Roko Belic
Producer: Tom Shadyac
Screenwriter: Roko Belic
Production Co: Emotional Content, Wadi Rum Films , IRIS Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2013
Runtime: 1h 18m

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