2011
Not Rated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 20 m

2011
Not Rated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 20 m

Summary Finding Joe is an exploration of famed Mythologist Joseph Campbell’s studies and their continuing impact on our culture. Through interviews with visionaries from a variety of fields interwoven with enactments of classic tales by a sweet and motley group of kids, the film navigates the stages of what Campbell dubbed The Hero’s Journey: th...

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Directed By: Patrick Takaya Solomon

Written By: Patrick Takaya Solomon

2011
Not Rated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 20 m

2011
Not Rated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 20 m

Finding Joe

Name: Finding Joe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-09-30
Duration: 1 min 20 s
Rating: 45
Cast: Chungliang Al Huang, Rebecca Armstrong, Deepak Chopra, Alan Cohen, Mick Fleetwood

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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The A.V. Club

Sep 28, 2011

Finding Joe feels like a homemade quilt: It's warm and comforting, but visually busy, with a repeating pattern that some will find stuffy and overwhelming.

By Tasha Robinson FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

Oct 13, 2011

Campbell's admirers will probably enjoy the documentary, but I don't think it will do much for anyone else.

By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW

Variety

Oct 4, 2011

Campbell's career and influence encompass much wider fields of interest than are considered here, despite the picture's colorful surface. Narrowing its focus to the simplest inspirational gist, with zero insight into the man behind it, Finding Joe winds up seeming like an infomercial for a personal-growth program.

By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Sep 29, 2011

Finding Joe is so centered on the self-realization of the individual that it provokes one to contemplate the millions of oppressed, imperiled people that haven't the luxury of pursuing such an inner quest.

By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep 27, 2011

Everyone's comments are thoughtful and articulate but everyone stays "on message" so steadfastly that no dialogue ever ensues. It's 20 people giving the same lecture.

By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Sep 27, 2011

Finding Joe maintains that every person should, as Joseph Campbell wrote, "find your bliss," a potentially valuable nugget of wisdom that this film manages to reduce to 80 minutes of celebs giving themselves hugs.

By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

Arizona Republic

Oct 20, 2011

It comprises some 20 talking heads, each pretty much saying the same thing, interspersed with film of children dressed up as mythical heroes, enacting the stages of the "hero's journey."

By Richard Nilsen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Balcony Releasing, Pat and Pat Productions

Release Date Sep 30, 2011

Duration 1 h 20 m

Rating Not Rated

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Chungliang Al Huang

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Rebecca Armstrong

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Deepak Chopra

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Alan Cohen

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Mick Fleetwood

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Akiva Goldsman

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Laird Hamilton

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Catherine Hardwicke

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Tony Hawk

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Gay Hendricks

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Brian Johnson

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Rashida Jones

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Lynne Kaufman

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David Loy

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Joseph Marshall

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David Lee Miller

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