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Joe Gould's Secret

2000Movie1 h 44 min

58

DecentGoodWatch score

58

DecentGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard.

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Directed by: Stanley Tucci
Written by: Howard A. Rodman
Music by: Evan Lurie

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January 21, 2000 · 1 h 44 min · Strong Language

Released: January 21, 2000
Runtime: 1 h 44 min
Content: Strong Language
Genres: Drama
Original language: English
Available in: 1 country

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In the United States, you can rent or buy Joe Gould's Secret from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home.

Is Joe Gould's Secret worth watching?

58

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, and Metacritic 74).

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and dialogue centrality (9 of 10) more than on its plot.