Joe

In what could perhaps be called one of the most electrifying performances of his legendary career, Nicolas Cage stars as Joe Ransom - the dearly beloved, albeit terribly troubled protagonist - in this, one of the most magnificently conducted, excruciatingly emotional, powerfully thought-provoking, and deeply moving films of all-time.

Despite the fact that the David Gordon Green-directed indie jewel didn't exactly set the world on fire during its box office debut, as a result of the many, many peoples who'd frowned upon it, I would still wager a gorgeous sum that in due time, Joe will be hailed as a motion picture masterpiece ... And as one of the greatest achievements by any given filmmaker in the history of cinema. It's only a matter of...

RELEASED IN 2013 and directed by David Gordon Green, Joe chronicles events in the heart of Texas when a goodhearted-but-flawed ex-con, Joe (Nicolas Cage), befriends a 15 year-old poor kid (Tye Sheridan) from a dysfunctional family headed by a hopeless alcoholic (Gary Poulter). Ronnie Gene Blevins plays Joes rival while Adriene Mishler plays Joes maybe babe. Aj Wilson McPhaul is on hand as the likable police chief.

This is a southern gothic crime drama with a gritty melancholy mood similar to Mud (2013) and Winters Bone (2010). The guy who plays the kids dirtbag father was actually a homeless drunk who pursued acting in his youth. While he looks like hes about 68 years-old, he was actually only 53 and died on the streets of Austin a co...