Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Joe the King easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Joe the King scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Joe the King violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Joe the King end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Joe the King

Name: Joe the King
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1999
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Noah Fleiss, Karen Young, Camryn Manheim, Austin Pendleton, Val Kilmer

The road to disaster is paved with many small mistakes.

Directed by Frank Whaley

Produced by Lower East Side Films, 49th Parallel Productions

199996 min5.9 / 10

A harrowing, intimate portrait of a teenager trapped in cycles of abuse and poverty, struggling to survive and maintain family bonds in a bleak 1970s landscape.

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.

Questions people ask

Is Joe the King sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Joe the King easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Joe the King scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Joe the King violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does Joe the King end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

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.

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