Joe Bell

Original title: Good Joe Bell

2020
R
1h 34m

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6.2/10

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Mark Wahlberg and Reid Miller in Joe Bell (2020)

From filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green (MONSTERS AND MEN; upcoming KING RICHARD), along with the Academy Award-winning writing team behind BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Diana Ossana & Larry McMurtry) and Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg, JOE BELL tells the intimate and emotional true story of an Oregonian father who pays tribute to his gay teenage son Jadin, embarking on a self-reflective walk across America to speak his heart to heartland citizens about the real and terrifying costs of bullying.

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Coming-of-Age Biography Drama

A working-class father embarks on a nationwide walk to combat bullying after his son's high school bullying, realizing he's missing out on his son's life back home.A working-class father embarks on a nationwide walk to combat bullying after his son's high school bullying, realizing he's missing out on his son's life back home.A working-class father embarks on a nationwide walk to combat bullying after his son's high school bullying, realizing he's missing out on his son's life back home.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Photos30

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Trivia
Larry McMurtry's final produced screenplay. He died before its release, which was delayed because of COVID.

Goofs
When Joe is sitting on the side of the road around 1:08, he has the cart that isn't given to him until a few minutes later from a guy in a truck.

Quotes
Joe Bell: A lot of people don't think it's a big deal to make fun of other people... um, who are different from you. You know, bullying and intolerance can have a deadly effect. And I'm here because I'm walking across America on behalf of my son, Jadin, to speak out against bullying.

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Born This Way
Written by Paul Blair, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga (as Stefani Germanotta) & Jeppe Breum Laursen (as Jeppe Laursen)
Used by permission of House of Gaga Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Corp., Universal Polygram Int. Publishing Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.