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.
Joe the King has generally received positive reviews.
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By Edward Guthmann (364) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 27 Apr 2001
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Joe the King was released in 1999 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 57 reviews, giving Joe the King (1999) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 67%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Joe the King than critics were.
With a score of 65%, Joe the King is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like For Love of the Game, Detroit Rock City and Varsity Blues.
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