Happiness for Beginners

Happiness for Beginners

(2023)

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Happiness for Beginners is 21424 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 17333 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than NH 10 but less popular than Cover Versions.

Synopsis

Fresh from a divorce, Helen is piecing her life back together one step at a time 

Liberated from her marriage, Helen endeavors to go on a survival hike on the Appalachian Trail with a group of eccentric strangers. Out of character and out of her comfort zone, Helen sets out on a journey that will rekindle her sense of self. In the wilderness, with only each other for company, the group goes through the motions of tension, friendship, teamwork, and eventually even love. Hiking through the United States, Helen finds herself and something more in the beauty of the natural landscape.

What to know

Vicky Wright adapts another book from Katherine Center

Happiness for Beginners is a romantic comedy-drama movie. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Katherine Center. The film adaptation is written and directed by Vicky Wright, who is responsible for adapting another of Center’s novels, The Lost Husband. The pair join forces with producers Geoff Linville and Berry Meyerowitz. Jeff Sackman and Larry Greenburg executive produce the picture. Daniel Vecchione handles the cinematography.

The cast of Happiness for Beginners includes Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star, Ellie Kemper. Taking on the lead role of Helen Carpenter, Kemper is a two-time Emmy nominee. She is joined by Luke Grimes of Yellowstone fame and Nico Santos, known for his role in Crazy Rich Asians. Acclaimed actress Blythe Danner rounds out the cast. Happiness for Beginners was released on Netflix on 27th July, 2023. 

Production News

  • October 4, 2021
    • The first announcement of the movie is made confirming key cast members including Ellie Kemper, Luke Grimes, Nico Santos, and Blythe Danner. (Source: Deadline)
  • January 18, 2023
    •  Netflix confirmed that the film would be part of their 2023 slate and would release in the summer.(Source: Netflix)
  • April 14, 2023
    • New images for the movie are released showing Luke Grimes and Ellie Kemper on a hiking trail. (Source: Collider)
  • July 27, 2023
    • Happiness for Beginners was released on Netflix.(Source: Netflix)

Streaming Charts

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.3 million movie & TV show fans per day.

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Rating

IMDB 6.1 (18k)

Genres

Drama, Romance, Comedy, Action & Adventure

Runtime

1h 43min

Production country

United States

Director

Vicky Wight

Cast

Ellie Kemper
Helen Carpenter
Luke Grimes
Jake
Nico Santos
Hugh
Blythe Danner
Gigi
Ben Cook
Beckett
Shay Vawn
Windy
Julia Shiplett
Sue
Gus Birney
Kaylee
Esteban Benito
Mason
Alexander Koch
Duncan
Aaron Roman Weiner
Mike
Mary Neely
Lulu
Joel Blum
Ricky