Joe (2013 film)

Joe
French theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Gordon Green
Screenplay byGary Hawkins
Based onJoe
by Larry Brown
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTim Orr
Edited byColin Patton
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate[1]
Roadside Attractions
Release dates
  • August 30, 2013 (2013-08-30) (Venice)
  • April 11, 2014 (2014-04-11) (United States)
Running time
117 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million
Box office$2.4 million[3]

Joe is a 2013 American independent Southern Gothic crime drama film directed and co-produced by David Gordon Green, co-produced by Lisa Muskat, Derrick Tseng and Christopher Woodrow and written by Gary Hawkins, based on Larry Brown's 1991 novel of the same name. It stars Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan, revolving around a tormented man who hires a 15-year-old boy and protects him from his abusive father.

The film premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2013,[4][5] with a subsequent screening at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] The film was then distributed in limited theatrical release by Worldview Entertainment and Lionsgate Films on April 11, 2014. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised Green's direction and the performances of Cage, Sheridan, and Gary Poulter.

  1. ^ a b c d "Joe (2013)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Joe (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Joe (2014)". Box Office Mojo.
  4. ^ "Venezia 70". labiennale. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "Venice film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London. July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  6. ^ "Toronto film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.