Joy to the World

Joy to the World

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:2025-10-31
Duration:87 min
Director:Jerry Ciccoritti
Actors:Emmanuelle Chriqui, Chad Michael Murray, Ayesha Curry, Josh Reich, Taya Messier
Production:Motion Picture Corporation of America, BRK Distribution, Brad Krevoy Productions, Brad Krevoy Television, Hideaway Pictures, All Canadian Entertainment, HP Christmas Joy Productions

Overview:

Lifestyle guru Joy Edwards - whose cookbooks feature her perfect home life and family - is horrified when a TV network decides to film Christmas dinner at her fabled, but fabricated, country home. Now, she must recruit her best friend Max to pose as her fake husband for the cameras - but they both discover something real along the way.

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