Happy (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, Happy is a documentary film directed by Roko Belic, running about 75 minutes.

What it’s 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.

Who’s in it. Happy stars Gregory Berns as himself, Roy Blanchard as himself, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi as himself and Tenzin Gyatso as himself, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.1/10, Happy has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on YouTube TV, Fandor Amazon Channel, DocuramaFilms Amazon Channel and Cineverse Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Happy page.

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