My Name Is Joe
1998 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 7.2 · 84% critics
In a hard-pressed Glasgow neighborhood, a recovering alcoholic begins a tentative romance with a community health worker while trying to build a steadier life. As money troubles, addiction, and pressure from people around him close in, the relationship is tested by the harshness of everyday survival.
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-05-15
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (210 votes)
About
You may like this if you want an honest, emotionally tough romance-drama about poverty, addiction, and second chances, especially if A Fond Kiss or Carla's Song worked for you; Not for you if you want something light or easygoing.
Pros: powerful performances; moving, humane drama; funny amid bleakness | Cons: very heavy tone; thick accents; abrupt ending
Themes
- sports
- funeral
- glasgow, scotland
- american football coach
- debt
- football (soccer)
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Film · 1998 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 1998 · nominated
Cast & crew
Peter Mullan
as Joe
Louise Goodall
as Sarah
David McKay
as Liam
Gary Lewis
as Shanks
David Hayman
as McGowan
Lorraine McIntosh
as Maggie
- AK
Anne-Marie Kennedy
as Sabine
Stephen McCole
as Mojo
- SD
Stephen Docherty
as Doc
- DP
David Peacock
as Hooligan
Directed by Ken Loach