Forgiveness Girl vs The Joy of Things

Forgiveness Girl has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for The Joy of Things). The Joy of Things is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 51m. The Joy of Things is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Forgiveness Girl posterForgiveness Girl2025 VS The Joy of Things posterThe Joy of Things2022
Forgiveness GirlThe Joy of Things
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.2/10
Year20252022
Length1h 51m1h 24m
GenresDrama, FamilyDrama
CountryUS–
DirectorRob DiamondThais Fujinaga
Main castWalter Platz, Scarlett Diamond, Mia Hansen, Melinda YeamanSaravy, Magali Biff, Messias Góis, Lavinia Castelari, Sérgio da Conceição

Synopsis

Forgiveness Girl

A little girl with cerebral palsy is relentlessly bullied throughout her life, yet finds it in her heart to forgive by seeking strength from a higher source above.

The Joy of Things

In a small Brazilian seaside town we follow the efforts of Paula, who is pregnant of her third child, to build a pool in her humble beach house, so the family can enjoy the rest of their vacation. Financial difficulties will interrupt the work and reveal certain aspects of a tense family routine, full of small frustrations.

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