What is the Metascore for Joyland?

Joyland has a Metascore of 86 out of 100 on Celluloid.

Where can I watch Joyland?

Joyland is available on Prime Video in the United States.

Joyland Review (2022) — 83% Celluloid Score

Item: Joyland
Rating: 4.5
Author: Kaiser Khan

Directed by Saim Sadiq · 2022 · Last reviewed July 23, 2026

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Answer Summary

Joyland (2022) earns a 83% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (92%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (82%).

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

83%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

92% Critic Score

82% Audience

86 Metascore

★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.9

7.5 IMDb /10

Runtime: 2h 7m
Cast: Ali Junejo , Rasti Farooq , Alina Khan , Sarwat Gill
Where to stream in the US: Prime Video

🏆 1 award win · 1 nomination — Won Best Film, Lux Style Awards 2023

Official theatrical poster for Joyland (2022)

Apatow Productions

Where to watch in the United States

Prime Video

Why this score?

Strong critic approval (92% positive).
General viewers mostly liked it (82%).
Metascore signals universal acclaim (86/100).
Celluloid Score 83% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

Viewers who want a well-regarded drama, romance pick
Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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Is Joyland worth watching?

Yes — Joyland earns a 83% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Pakistan's most important recent film — Joyland balances family melodrama with queer tenderness, earning Oscar shortlist recognition and Lux Style Awards glory while surviving domestic censorship battles.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics (92%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (82%).

What is Joyland about?

A patriarchal Lahore household fractures when a married man falls for a transgender dancer at an erotic dance theatre — Saim Sadiq's Cannes-graduated debut became Pakistan's Oscar-shortlisted breakthrough and a Lux Style Awards sensation.

Critic Reviews

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Joyland (2022) Review: Oscar-Shortlisted Lux Style Best Film

★★★★½ 4.5/5

Pakistan's most important recent film — Joyland balances family melodrama with queer tenderness, earning Oscar shortlist…

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