Joe

Name: Joe
Genre: Drama
Released: April 11, 2014
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan

2014

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Lionsgate | Release Date: April 11, 2014 | R

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan

Summary: An ex-con (Nicholas Cage), who is the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old boy (Tye Sheridan) and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.

Director: David Gordon Green

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 117 min

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RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Apr 11, 2014

If your moviegoing needs are driven less by a need to "feel good" afterwards and more by a desire to see something that will grab and touch you in ways that you will not be shaking anytime soon, this is the movie for you. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Sep 16, 2013

If Joe marks a new beginning for some of its characters, the same description applies to its director and star. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Apr 17, 2014

Cage is getting down and dirty again in Joe, and it's pretty remarkable — the performance more so than the film, and the film's good. Read full review

Marc Mohan

Apr 10, 2014

Joe works better as a study of character and environment than as the thriller it tries to become in its final act. Read full review

Peter Travers

Apr 11, 2014

Sheridan, so good in "Mud" with Matthew McConaughey, excels here as a vulnerable sapling. Read full review

David Edelstein

Apr 11, 2014

You can be of two minds about the movie’s climax without shame. It’s galvanizing and, after all the accumulated tension, longed-for. And it’s too easy. And it’s rousingly well done. And it’s cheap. And that’s what makes the vigilante myth so vexing. Read full review

Peter Keough

Apr 10, 2014

Joe is one more in the line of Southern Gothic miserabilism that includes “Winter’s Bone” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” films that many have praised but some find condescending. Read full review

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ugisupriatna

Apr 14, 2014

This film is worth to watch. "Joe" is a real-life story, a emotional drama with nice shot and nice scriptconcept. Cage give his whole best performance on this, can be his best performance this year, a big praised also sent to Sheridan and Gary Poulter, a fit and impressive ensemble.

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Gamzguy17

Aug 21, 2021

A ruthless Southern tale told with exquisite direction by Green, coupled with perhaps Cage's best performance, "Joe" is never afraid to be explicit and smartly uses its brutality to cleanse the filth of its character development and tell an emotional story from beginning to end.

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loudross

Mar 10, 2015

Joe is a surprisingly good movie, considering Nicolas Cage's recent run a TERRIBLE movies. The acting keeps you gripped and entertained throughout and will also keep you watching.

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BITESCREEN

Jun 22, 2017

Ex-Häftling Joe (Nicolas Cage) ist hauptberuflicher Baumtöter irgendwo im US-amerikanischen Hinterland. Gegen aufgestaute Aggressionen betrinkt er sich, besucht Prostituierte oder schneidet auch mal Steaks aus ganzen Hirschen. Das Bodenständige hat jedoch jäh ein Ende, als er den 15-jährigenEx-Häftling Joe (Nicolas Cage) ist hauptberuflicher Baumtöter irgendwo im US-amerikanischen Hinterland. Gegen aufgestaute Aggressionen betrinkt er sich, besucht Prostituierte oder schneidet auch mal Steaks aus ganzen Hirschen. Das Bodenständige hat jedoch jäh ein Ende, als er den 15-jährigen Gary unter seine Fittiche nimmt, dessen psychopathischer Saufvater Obdachlosen für eine Flasche Wein den Schädel einschlägt – und auch zu Hause gerne austeilt. Da in Joe trotz prolliger Sprüche und gelegentlicher Ausbrüche ein gutes Herz schlägt, greift er ein – mit verheerenden Konsequenzen. Durch einen unsäglichen Untertitel hierzulande als Rache-Thriller vermarktet, ist Joe – Die Rache ist sein in Wirklichkeit ein grimmiges Sozialdrama. David Gordon Greens Film punktet mit charmanten Wortwechseln, wunderschönen Naturaufnahmen und einem ungewohnt charakterstarken Nicolas Cage, während die Haupthandlung leider etwas fragmentiert daherkommt.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

blopho

Feb 25, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really can't recommend this movie to anyone. While the three lead actors in this movie give great performances, the movie ultimately leaves you feeling empty and unhappy even with the optimistic ending it has. It's a really downer of a movie.

Also, if you've seen "Sling Blade" or "Taxi Driver" then you've seen this same sort of story working much better in a movie. I'd give those two a try before this movie.… Expand

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GolgiApparatus

Feb 20, 2015

Definitely an interesting movie. It had many upsides including fantastic filming and acting. And the visuals are nice, to say the least. The plot is deep, as well as it's characters, and I don't object to it's authenticity. There are many who would find this movie spectacular. ItDefinitely an interesting movie. It had many upsides including fantastic filming and acting. And the visuals are nice, to say the least. The plot is deep, as well as it's characters, and I don't object to it's authenticity. There are many who would find this movie spectacular. It immerses it's audience in a very grounded environment, and has a sort of bleak appeal to it. But in the end, it's not really my kind of movie.… Expand

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koconnor

Jun 22, 2014

If you like movies about drunks and degenerates then you'll love this movie. I couldn't figure out the point of this movie even though it was completely predictable. The whole time I kept thinking it had to get better, since it had high ratings, but it never did. Makes me think these ratingIf you like movies about drunks and degenerates then you'll love this movie. I couldn't figure out the point of this movie even though it was completely predictable. The whole time I kept thinking it had to get better, since it had high ratings, but it never did. Makes me think these rating are scammed.… Expand

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