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Joe the King (1999)
United StatesR96Min
6.7 ( 3K Votes )
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68 %Joe the King follows the story of a 14-year-old boy named Joe who navigates a troubled and abusive childhood in Syracuse, New York. With an alcoholic father, a challenging home life, and the struggle to survive, Joe resorts to theft and breaking and entering. The movie explores Joe's coming-of-age journey and his fight for a better life.
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- coming of age
- alcoholism
- child abuse
- abusive father
- teenage protagonist
- father son relationship
- alcoholic father
- theft
- breaking and entering
- alcoholic
- 14 year old
- semi autobiographical
- syracuse, new york
- brother brother relationship
- bare bottom spanking
- 9 year old
- police
- boy
- abandoned by father
- corporal punishment
- live-action
- urinating in food
- kitchen
- boys' bathroom
- urination
- friendship
- uncle nephew relationship
- teenage boy
- school counselor
- debt
- money
- 1970s
- guidance counselor
- f word
- policeman
- diner
- spanking
- classroom
- directorial debut
- teacher
- vomiting
- janitor
- hunger
- sleeplessness
- buttocks
- underwear
- dishwasher
- roller skating rink
- coworker coworker relationship
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