Happy (2012)
Overview
Happy is a 2011 feature documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Roko Belic. It explores human happiness through interviews with people from all walks of life in 14 different countries, weaving in the newest findings of positive psychology. Director Roko Belic was originally inspired to create the film after producer/director Tom Shadyac (Liar, Liar, Patch Adams, Bruce Almighty) showed him an article in the New York Times entitled "A New Measure of Well Being From a Happy Little Kingdom". The article ranks the United States as the 23rd happiest country in the world. Shadyac then suggested that Belic make a documentary about happiness. Belic spent several years interviewing over 20 people, ranging from leading happiness researchers to a rickshaw driver in Kolkatta, a family living in a "co-housing community" in Denmark, a woman who was run over by a truck, a Cajun fisherman, and more.
Where to watch Happy
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Fandor, DocuramaFilms, Cineverse | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube +1 | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube +1 |
| United Kingdom | — | — | Apple TV |
| Canada | Amazon Prime Video | Apple TV, YouTube | Apple TV, YouTube |
| Australia | — | Apple TV, YouTube, Fetch TV | Apple TV, YouTube, Fetch TV |
| Ireland | — | — | Apple TV |
| New Zealand | — | Apple TV | Apple TV |
| Japan | — | Apple TV | Apple TV |
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What is Happy about?
Happy is a 2011 feature documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Roko Belic. It explores human happiness through interviews with people from all walks of life in 14 different countries, weaving in the newest findings of positive psychology. Director Roko Belic was originally inspired to create the film after producer/director Tom Shadyac (Liar, Liar, Patch Adams, Bruce Almighty) showed him an article in the New York Times entitled "A New Measure of Well Being From a Happy Little Kingdom". The article ranks the United States as the 23rd happiest country in the world. Shadyac then suggested that Belic make a documentary about happiness. Belic spent several years interviewing over 20 people, ranging from leading happiness researchers to a rickshaw driver in Kolkatta, a family living in a "co-housing community" in Denmark, a woman who was run over by a truck, a Cajun fisherman, and more. Happy is a Documentary movie, released on 2012-02-11, runtime 75 minutes.
Is Happy worth watching?
TMDB users rate Happy 7.1 out of 10 from 67 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Happy?
In the United States, Happy streams on Fandor, DocuramaFilms and Cineverse and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 6 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Roko Belic
Cast
- Gregory Berns as Self
- Roy Blanchard as Self
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi as Self
- Tenzin Gyatso as Self
- Richard Davison as Self
- Ed Diener as Self
- Daniel Gilbert as Self
- Tim Kasser as Self
- Sonja Lyubomirsky as Self
- Nic Marks as Self
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Sources
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