Joe

Joe

Keep America beautiful.

R 1970 · 107 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Crime

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.

Directed by John G. Avildsen · Written by Norman Wexler

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