Craigslist Joe
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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
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  1. DTDunn
    Dec 1, 2012
    6
    An interesting if somewhat dubious tale. While I can imagine that two young men with a camera could traverse the US meeting nothing but interesting and helpful people, I suspect that a lot of people if they attempted this trip would run into many more problems -- perhaps very serious ones. I'm not trying to be negative, I just think it can be dangerous for the filmmaker to set an expectation that could lead to disaster for others. That said, this little film will entertain most people.… Expand

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Metascore
45 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    Aug 8, 2012
    42
    Craigslist Joe takes Garner on a 21st-century hitchhiking trip that not only didn't end in his gruesome murder, but in a month to remember fondly. It's an inspiring experience. For him.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    Aug 5, 2012
    70
    A stunt-documentary whose conceit overlaps with the finding-yourself appeal of a road movie, Joseph Garner's Craigslist Joe is humbly charming.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    Aug 5, 2012
    60
    He's a nondescript protagonist, his benefactors, and he's never truly in need; as is made clear at the start, he has a comfortable life to return to whenever he chooses. So the picture becomes simply the moderately diverting record of an offbeat vacation.
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