The Ballad of Little Jo fingerprintStrong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Moving and cathartic
Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Ballad of Little Jo is calm and low-intensity.
Moving and cathartic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
History, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, growing up, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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In the Wild West, a woman had only two choices. She could be a wife or she could be a whore... Josephine Monaghan chose to be a man.
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The Ballad of Little Jo is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 77%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
2 h 1 min
The Ballad of Little Jo runs 2 h 1 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Ballad of Little Jo higher (77) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Ballad of Little Jo in 2 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 78 storytelling tropes for The Ballad of Little Jo, including Dying Alone, Would Hit a Girl, Torches and Pitchforks.
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