A 'wholesome' coming-of-age film starring Olivia Colman is the second of her films to top the UK Netflix charts in the last week. 2022's Joyride is the currently the most-watched on the streamer's UK film charts. Only a few days ago, Wicked Little Letters took the number one spot.
It's currently sat at number three. Joyride's synopsis reads: "A headstrong solicitor's plan to offload her new born baby to her sister, is derailed when a vulnerable but opinionated teenager steals their taxi." Colman is Joy, while Charlie Reed plays teenager Mully.
The film is set in County Kerry, Ireland, and is directed by Emer Reynolds, whose previous work includes space documentary The Farthest. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now Read More Related Articles True story behind Olivia Colman movie as it tops Netflix chart Read More Related Articles Netflix Mindhunter fans say 'please stop' as same demand made over new announcement Joyride received a dismal 51 percent Rotten Tomatoes score from critics, which its consensus reading: "Olivia Colman's performance is enough to carry Joyride over a few miles of credulity-straining incident, but this rickety road trip runs out of fuel long before it reaches its final destination." The film went down way better with the audience, however.
Fans awarded it with a 71 percent score, with many branding the film 'wholesome'. One summed it up: "An engaging wholesome buddy movie starring Olivi.