Directed by:
Jason WinerScreenplay:
Max WernerCinematography:
David Robert JonesComposer:
Jeremy TurnerCast:
Martin Freeman, Morena Baccarin, Melissa Rauch, Jake Lacy, Shannon Woodward, Jane Curtin, Hayes MacArthur, Jackie Seiden, Ellis Rubin, Adam LeFevre (more)Plots(1)
How does a man who is — literally — paralyzed by happiness find love? Thanks to a condition called cataplexy — a rare disorder that causes him to lose control of his muscles whenever he is overcome by strong emotion, particularly joy — Brooklyn librarian Charlie (Martin Freeman) has learned to carefully edit all delight-triggering people, places, and events out of his life. Family weddings, cute babies, adorable puppies, and, yes, romance are all fraught with peril in Charlie’s carefully managed world. But when the beautiful, spontaneous Francesca (Morena Baccarin) falls for him, the risk-averse Charlie finds himself at a crossroads: suppress his feelings of attraction, or take a chance and let love in? (Sedona International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Martin Freeman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883173_ac093f.jpg)
Martin Freeman
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Love Actually (2003)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
![Morena Baccarin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/415/162415265_396484.jpg)
Morena Baccarin
Brazil
Best movies:
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
![Melissa Rauch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/418/162418250_d3a9d4.png)
Melissa Rauch
USA
Best movies:
Delirious (2006)
The Bronze (2015)
I Love You, Man (2009)
![Jake Lacy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/148/167148921_838fed.jpg)
Jake Lacy
USA
Best movies:
Miss Sloane (2016)
Their Finest (2016)
Diane (2018)
![Shannon Woodward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/330/330874_0dafdc.jpg)
Shannon Woodward
USA
Best movies:
Girlfriend (2010)
The Quiet (2005)
Ode to Joy (2019)
![Jane Curtin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/264/164264891_94e6f3.jpg)
Jane Curtin
USA
Best movies:
Antz (1998)
Our Town (2003) (TV movie)
I Love You, Man (2009)
![Hayes MacArthur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277005_3eb2be.jpg)
Hayes MacArthur
USA
Best movies:
Life as We Know It (2010)
The Way Back (2020)
Ode to Joy (2019)
Jackie Seiden
USA
Best movies:
Jersey Boys (2014)
Ode to Joy (2019)
New Year's Eve (2011)
Ellis Rubin
Best movies:
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Ode to Joy (2019)
![Adam LeFevre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/987/157987521_af6259.jpg)
Adam LeFevre
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Philadelphia (1993)
Private Parts (1997)
Willie C. Carpenter
Best movies:
Men in Black (1997)
The Insider (1999)
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
![William Bogert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/344/160344795_876277.jpg)
William Bogert
USA
Best movies:
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Columbo (1971) (series)
A Perfect Murder (1998)
![Ravi Cabot-Conyers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/316/166316131_7f793c.jpg)
Ravi Cabot-Conyers
Best movies:
Encanto (2021)
Ode to Joy (2019)
Adam Shapiro
Best movies:
Sense8 (2015) (series)
A Single Man (2009)
Now You See Me (2013)
Chris DiStefano
Best movies:
Ode to Joy (2019)
Ed Herbstman
Best movies:
The Big Sick (2017)
Ode to Joy (2019)
IF (2024)
Neal Lerner
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
Batman Returns (1992)
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV movie)