Austin Pendleton, Ethan Hawke, John Leguizamo
Surly, 14-year-old Joe Henry (Noah Fleiss) exists in a fog, all but shell-shocked from a lifetime in a violent household. To make matters worse, his classmates taunt him, and creditors hassle him abou...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 15, 2000
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November 11, 2008I wish people made films like this more often. It's simple, human, a very harsh and realistic portrait of an American family type and how sometimes there's no other direction in life but down. Val Kilmer is truly amazing. A wonderful soundtrack and the free of hope and happiness...( read more)
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May 25, 2008a refreshingly unpretentious look at a kleptomaniacal kid trapped in a dysfunctional family in an amoral world-the film doesn't preach any "nature/nurture" crap,and there's a dark,edgy humor throughout it,and moments of poignant tenderness that make this a really understated & un...( read more)
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October 8, 2009Joe the King is not alone in this crowded genre, and there's nothing about the film that raises it above the level of numerous TV movies of the week or forgettable theatrical releases. For every scene that works (such as Joe's awkward flirtation with an older girl at a roller ska...( read more)
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December 16, 2008okay. i haven't seen this movie in a few years so i can only remember some parts of it. that being said this isn't going to be best review that i can give it.
i thought, as an eight year old child, what a weird and dark movie. it shows a kid smoking, a teacher giving the same ...( read more) -
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June 29, 2007hometown drama. John Leguizamo makes an appearance. Val Kilmer is an overweight drunk.
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