Good Joe Bell (2020)
Genre: Biography / Drama
Duration: 90 minuten
Alternative titles: Joe Bell / Joe and Jadin Bell
Country:
United States
Directed by: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Connie Britton and Reid Miller
IMDb score:
6,3 (10.538)
Releasedate: 23 July 2021
Good Joe Bell plot
"Redemption is a journey you can't take alone."
Joe Bell lives with his family in the state of Oregon. The Bells' peaceful existence ends abruptly when their son Jadin dies by suicide. Joe decides to take a trip across the United States in honor of his son. With his trip he wants to draw attention to the serious consequences of bullying.
Actors and actresses
Joe Bell
Jadin Bell
Lola Bell
Joseph Bell
Marcie
Sheriff Westin
Mary Ivy
Kim
Chance
Driver in Jeep
Reviews & comments
scorsese
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- 13430 messages
- 11264 votes
Mediocre film about a father who wants to create awareness for bullying because of his son. The non-linear narrative style doesn't work well here. And although the dialogues between father and son are good along the way, these scenes don't work well in the end because of the unnecessary plot twist. Based on a tragic true story. Nice to see Gary Sinise again.
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mrklm
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- 12190 messages
- 10362 votes
In May 2013, Joe Bell [Mark Wahlberg] embarked on a 2,000-mile hike from La-Grande, Oregon to New York to raise awareness of the impact of teen bullying. The immediate reason is his son Jadin [Reid Miller] who, after coming out for his homosexuality, suffered badly from the bullying behavior of boys at his school. During Joe's hike, Jadin confronts his father about his own attitude and behavior and Joe begins to wonder aloud whether he has failed his son. Wahlberg's image as the ideal image of American masculinity makes him the dream choice for this role on paper and Wahlberg throws himself wholeheartedly into one of his few serious dramatic roles. Green teeters on the precipice when it comes to sentimentality in the final quarter, but the cast's heartfelt performances (including Gary Sinise as an empathetic sheriff) make it hard not to get a lump in your throat.
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Sergio Leone
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- 4461 messages
- 3142 votes
Nice.
Gripping movie. One that I myself would have told in a linear way, but even then still comes across quite well. The bullying is very cliché, but of course it is in real life. Its impact is by no means small. Both the son and the father receive sufficient attention so that the film is not only about bullying, but also about themes that arise from it. The fact that the entire cast does excellent acting also helps a film like this.
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