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Set in New York City during the 1940s and 50s, a time when artists and writers often gathered together in a neighborhood called Greenwich Village, this is the true story of the friendship between famed New Yorker writer Joseph Mitchell and bohemian Joe Gould, a self-proclaimed scholar of the NYC streets. Yankee born and Harvard educated, the disheveled Gould's life's work is "The Oral... See Full Description
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Comedy, Drama, Adaptation and Biopic |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 48 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 7, 2000 Nationwide/January 20, 2000 Sundance '00 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for some language and brief nudity. |
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| Distributors: |
USA Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$641,117 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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NZone,
(3.5 out of 5 stars) "'Joe Gould's Secret' is the third directorial effort from prolific character actor Stanley Tucci." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: B-) "Joe's secret? He's a windbag." Full Review...
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Film Journal International,
"Stanley Tucci continues his streak of dazzling, brainy entertainments, but Joe Gould's Secret could have used a little more tweaking to better define the main characters and their relationship. It's fun, but what Tucci had on his mind isn't clear." Full Review...
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James Berardinelli,
(2.5 out of 4 stars) "This meandering, overlong movie is rescued from the cinematic rubbish heap solely by Ian Holm's performance, a stylish production design, and a few nice, humorous touches." Full Review...
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