Welcome to Happiness
2015 American film
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Welcome to Happiness is a 2015 American comedy film written and directed by Oliver Thompson and starring Kyle Gallner, Olivia Thirlby, Nick Offerman, Keegan-Michael Key, Brendan Sexton III and Josh Brener. It was released on May 20, 2016, by FilmBuff.
Kyle Gallner
Molly Quinn
Oliver Thompson
Olivia Thirlby
Nick Offerman
Keegan-Michael Key
Brendan Sexton III
Josh Brener
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Oliver Thompson |
| Written by | Oliver Thompson |
| Produced by | Bay Dariz Kyle Gallner Molly Quinn Oliver Thompson |
| Starring | Kyle Gallner Olivia Thirlby Nick Offerman Keegan-Michael Key Brendan Sexton III Josh Brener |
| Cinematography | Justin Talley |
| Edited by | Lilly Grabowski |
| Music by | Oliver Thompson |
Production company | Minutehand Pictures |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures FilmBuff |
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Running time | 109 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5,083[2] |
Plot
Cast
- Kyle Gallner as Woody
- Olivia Thirlby as Trudy
- Nick Offerman as Moses
- Keegan-Michael Key as Proctor
- Brendan Sexton III as Nyles
- Josh Brener as Ripley
- Molly Quinn as Lillian
- Paget Brewster as Priscilla
- Frances Conroy as Claiborne
- Bess Rous as Leah
- A.J. Trauth as Penley
- Robert Pike Daniel as Osmond
- Chauntal Lewis as Farrah
- Alexander Wright as Wayfarer
Release
The film premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 27, 2015.[3] It was released on May 20, 2016, by FilmBuff.[3]
Following the premiere, Kino Lorber bought the rights to release it on DVD.[4]
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 31% based on 16 critics, with an average rating of 4.90/10.[5] On Metacritic, Welcome to Happiness holds an approval rating of 29 out of a 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[6]
Matt Fagerholm of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2 out of 5,[7] while Jared Mobarak of The Film Stage gave it a "C+".[8]
Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called Welcome to Happiness "an airy fantasy of a film" as well as "a little too determined to be eccentric".[9]