In the movie Ode To Joy Charlie (Martin Freeman) suffers from cataplexy, a symptom of narcolepsy that causes sudden bouts of paralysis whenever he experiences strong emotions — in particular, joy. He develops a variety of techniques to deny himself too much pleasure and happiness, but they’re put to the ultimate test when he falls in love (with Morena Baccarin).
Jane Curtin, Jake Lacy and Melissa Rauch costar.