
Happy
2012 · Movie · NR · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · 73% critics
Happy is a feature documentary that explores human happiness through interviews with people from many walks of life across 14 countries. It blends firsthand stories with the newest findings of positive psychology, building from inspiration about how well-being is measured.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-02-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (65 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Happy if you want an uplifting, interview-driven look at happiness and positive psychology; Not for you if you prefer fictional plots or heavier drama, like Trashed or Downloaded.
Pros: uplifting interviews; global perspectives; science-backed insights | Cons: repetitive themes; uneven variety; slow pacing
Themes
- wellness
- global
Cast & crew
- GB
Gregory Berns
as Self
- RB
Roy Blanchard
as Self
- MC
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
as Self

Tenzin Gyatso
as Self
- RD
Richard Davison
as Self
- ED
Ed Diener
as Self
- DG
Daniel Gilbert
as Self
- TK
Tim Kasser
as Self
- SL
Sonja Lyubomirsky
as Self
- NM
Nic Marks
as Self
Directed by Roko Belic