Joe The King
- Original title
- Joe The King
- Year
- 1999
- Running time
- 93 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Noah Fleiss
- Karen Young
- John Leguizamo
- Ethan Hawke
- Val Kilmer
- Kate Mara
- Camryn Manheim
- Amy Wright
- Austin Pendleton
- Jenny Robertson
- Louis Zorich
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Crime. Independent Film (US)
- Synopsis
- A destitute 14 year old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother. Petty thefts for food grow into more major takes until he steals a cash box from the diner where he works. Although Joe uses the money to pay off some of his father's debts and to replace his mother's records that his father smashed in a fit of temper, Joe gets no thanks...
- Awards
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1999: Sundance: Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
- Critics' reviews
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"Whaley's self-effacing but strongly etched and wrenchingly effective film"
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"The movie isn't a day in the park, but it manages to close on an existentially uplifting note."
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"One of my favorite U.S. fiction features at 1999's Sundance Festival"
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"Too much self-pity"
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