Joe Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Mar. 10, 2014

Joe

Release Date: Friday, April 11, 2014 Limited

Director: David Gordon Green

Starring: Nicolas Cage • Tye Sheridan • Sue Rock • Heather Kafka • Ronnie Gene Blevins

R Drama N/A

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62% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Ex-con, Joe Ransom, drinks heavily, outruns police and gambles away his money. He is the unlikeliest of role models to everyone except 15 year old Gary Jones, the oldest child of a homeless family run by an drunk, worthless father. Joe takes Gary under his wing seeing much of himself in the kid. Together they try to find a path to redemption and the hope for a better life in the rugged, gritty world of small town Mississippi.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Joe.

Nicolas Cage
... Joe

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Tye Sheridan
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Sue Rock
... Merle
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Heather Kafka
... Lacy

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Ronnie Gene Blevins
... Willie

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Adriene Mishler
... Connie

Crew Behind the Film

The Joe behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director David Gordon Green last directed Nutcrackers and The Exorcist Believer.

Director: David Gordon Green
Screenwriter: Gary Hawkins
Producers: David Gordon Green
Lisa Muskat
Derrick Tseng
Christopher Woodrow

Studios: Roadside Attractions
Production Companies: Worldview Entertainment; WestEnd Films

Production Details

What we know about the Joe movie production.

Key Facts

An ex-con who is the unlikeliest of role models meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.
Based on Larry Brown's novel of the same title.

Production Updates for Joe

Feb 2014

Completed

Changed Joe movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2012

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Shooting begins Oct. 31 in Austin, Texas.

Sep 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is scheduled for November.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for violence, disturbing material, language and some strong sexual content
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Joe was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, April 11, 2014. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Rio 2, Oculus and Draft Day. As a limited release, Joe was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Movie Theaters

2014-04-11 Limited

United States

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2014-09-00 DVD

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from Film|Ratings

Set the MPAA rating to R for violence, disturbing material, language and some strong sexual content

Tue., Feb. 18, 2014 Tue., Feb. 18, 2014

from Movie Poster Awards

Added a poster to the gallery

Wed., Feb. 12, 2014 Wed., Feb. 12, 2014

from Worldview Entertainment

Added Jody Hill as executive producer to credits

Added Danny R. McBride as executive producer to credits

Added Melissa Coolidge as executive producer to credits

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