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Ode to Joy

He's never been happier. And that's the problem.

Rating 6.1 / 10Release September 8, 2019Runtime 97 min

Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself pleasure and deal with his sleep issues, they’re put to the test when he falls in love.

ComedyDramaRomance

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