7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Joe (1970)
Joe (1970)
Overview
After murdering his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend, a wealthy ad executive stumbles into a bar and strikes up an uneasy alliance with Joe Curran, a drunken bigot with a bloodlust who works at a local factory.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
After murdering his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend, a wealthy ad executive stumbles into a bar and strikes up an uneasy alliance with Joe Curran, a drunken bigot with a bloodlust who works at a local factory.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film consciously critiques ideological extremes from both the counter-culture and traditional working-class perspectives, ultimately depicting a nihilistic descent into violence rather than championing a particular political solution.
The film features traditional casting with predominantly white characters in all significant roles, without any intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative explores social tensions and individual prejudices through its white male protagonists, but does not present an explicit critique of traditional identities as a core theme.
Secondary
The film 'Joe' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its storyline. The narrative primarily explores the volatile relationship between a wealthy executive and a bigoted factory worker, focusing on societal tensions and violence, rendering an evaluation of LGBTQ+ portrayal inapplicable.
The film 'Joe' (1970) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on themes of class conflict, vigilantism, and social alienation, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1970 film "Joe" features original characters created for the movie. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which characters' genders could have been canonically established and subsequently changed.
The film "Joe" (1970) features original characters created for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's race could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.4
Critic Ratings
8.3
N/A
More Like This
Leans Traditional
7.3
Light Sleeper
(1992)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
6.8
Public Enemies
(2009)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.5
The Sting
(1973)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.0
Blue Velvet
(1986)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Center
8.2
Mystic River
(2003)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.9
GoodFellas
(1990)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.8
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.0
Rocky
(1976)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Traditional
6.9
The Godfather Part III
(1990)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.8
Miller's Crossing
(1990)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.9
Requiem for a Dream
(2000)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Leans Traditional
8.8
Anatomy of a Murder
(1959)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Traditional
8.5
Scarface
(1932)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Traditional
8.7
On the Waterfront
(1954)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Traditional
8.1
Rope
(1948)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Leans Traditional
8.3
Mean Streets
(1973)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.7
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
9.0
The Godfather Part II
(1974)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.1
And Then There Were None
(1945)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.0
Blow Out
(1981)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low