The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Joy lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age, she marries and has a child–with an abusive thief who quickly ends up incarcerated. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends up locked up. She then takes up with a series of seedy types who offer nothing but momentary pleasure–if that.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
54 audience votes
Key crew
Cast
- Carol WhiteJoy
- Terence StampDave Fuller
- John BindonTom
- Queenie WattsAunt Emm
- Kate WilliamsBeryl
- Ken CampbellMr. Jacks
- Gladys DawsonBet
- Paddy JoycePhoto Studio Guvnor
- George ToveyPhotographer
- Billy MurrayTom's Mate
- Ron PemberPetal
- Anna KarenNeighbour
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookhomelesskitchen sink realism