Netflix’s Joy tells the story of world’s first test tube baby: Stream it or skip it?

The Netflix movie “Joy”, starring Bill Nighy, Thomasin McKenzie, and James Norton, tells the remarkable true story of the British doctors who helped bring the first baby conceived through IVF to life in the late 1970s.

Directed by Ben Taylor, known for “Sex Education”, and co-created by Jack Thorne and Rachel Mason, the film focuses on Jean Purdy, a young nurse and embryologist. She partnered with scientist Robert Edwards and surgeon Patrick Steptoe during the 1960s and 1970s to make the groundbreaking birth of Louise Brown possible through in vitro fertilization (IVF).

This pioneering trio faced numerous challenges but ultimately revolutionized infertility treatment, offering new hope to millions of couples struggling with conception.

James Norton in a scene from “Joy.” (Kerry Brown/Netflix via AP)

When will Netflix release the movie?

“Joy” is now available for streaming on Netflix, with Thomasin McKenzie playing Jean Purdy, James Norton portraying Robert Edwards, and Bill Nighy as Patrick Steptoe. The film is rated PG-13 for “thematic material, brief strong language, some sexual references, and surgical images.” Its runtime is 115 minutes, and it has received three and a half stars out of four.

Thomasin McKenzie in a scene from “Joy.” (Kerry Brown/Netflix via AP)

Should you watch it?

Joy tells the moving story behind the world’s first ‘Test-Tube Baby’ that revolutionize the study of infertility and gave a second chance to millions of couples who couldn’t conceive babies naturally. It is worth the watch.