| Chasing Happiness | |
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| Directed by | John Lloyd Taylor |
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| Music by | Jonas Brothers |
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| Distributed by | Amazon Prime Video |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Chasing Happiness (also known asJonas Brothers: Chasing Happiness) is a 2019 Americandocumentary film that follows the Americanpop rock bandJonas Brothers and their lives since the band's break up in 2013, until their reunion in 2019. It was directed byJohn Lloyd Taylor, produced by Reece Pearson and Grant Macdowell, and released toAmazon Prime Video on July 4, 2019.
A follow-up,Happiness Continues: A Jonas Brothers Concert Film, chronicles the brothers as they travel the world to perform for theHappiness Begins Tour.
After the Jonas Brothers break up in 2013, the band members chased their individual projects. In 2019, they discuss the details of what drove them apart, and what made them want to reunite as a band once more.
On April 22, 2019, the Jonas Brothers announced their then-upcoming reunion albumHappiness Begins (2019), which was set to be released on June 7, 2019.[1] The album was preceded by the documentary, titledChasing Happiness,[2] which was set to premiere worldwide on June 4, 2019,[3] onAmazon Prime Video.[4] The trailer for the film was released online on May 9, 2019.[5]
The documentary film was released on June 4, 2019,[6] three days before the release of their reunion fifth studio album,Happiness Begins.[7]
Happiness Continues: A Jonas Brothers Concert Film, which chronicles the brothers as they travel the world to perform for the Happiness Begins Tour, displaying backstage routines as well as the performances, serves as a follow-up toChasing Happiness.[8]
To accompany the documentary, the band released a soundtrack, calledMusic from Chasing Happiness, released on May 9, 2019, throughRepublic Records. It was made available onCD,streaming services anddigital download one month before the documentary's release.[9]
Aside from the band's select old catalog, the soundtrack contains an original song, "Jersey",[10] and a live rendition of theirBillboard Hot 100 number one singleSucker.[11]
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 75% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.0/10.[12] Chris Willman, from entertainment magazineVariety, wrote that the documentary showcases an insightful view on the ups and downs for the band, the reasons they broke up and got back together.[13] While he felt that the film, at times, feels somewhat fabricated and displays the band in the way they wanted to be displayed, it also showed some sides from the brothers that weren't all that positive, to which he noted made the documentary worthwhile.[13]
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