Hey Joe

Hey Joe

Directed by Claudio Giovannesi

Produced by Vision Distribution, Palomar

2024117 min6.5 / 10

A melancholic wartime romance about an American sailor and an impoverished Italian girl whose love is doomed by circumstance and separation.

In 1944, American sailor Dean Barry arrives in Naples, a city destroyed by bombing after the liberation of Italy. Dean meets Lucia, a young and very poor girl with whom he falls madly in love. Two years later, at the end of his service, Dean has to return to New Jersey and Lucia remains in Naples, alone and pregnant.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hey Joe sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Hey Joe scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does Hey Joe end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Hey Joe violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Hey Joe easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise64

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Hey Joe

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hey Joe

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hey Joe, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hey Joe, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hey Joe, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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