Pakistan Synopsis
As a patriarchal family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for a transgender starlet.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Joyland. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Joyland, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
- transgender · 4
- attraction · 2
- pakistani culture · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
- dance · 11
- dancer · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
- love · 123
- lgbt · 73
- gay theme · 67
- husband wife relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
8.0
TMDB Rating
80
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier
Ranked #3 of 13 Pakistan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the Pakistan average of 6.8/10.
Among Pakistan Drama productions specifically: #3 of 11 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Pakistan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Pakistan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Urdu |
| Spoken Languages | Punjabi, Urdu |
| Production Companies | One Two Twenty Entertainment, Noruz Films, Khoosat Films, Blood Moon Creative, Diversity Hire Ltd |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | November 18, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt19719976 |