Good Joe Bell's heartfelt message -- and Reid Miller's stirring breakout performance -- are unfortunately undermined by formulaic storytelling.
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Director -
Reinaldo Marcus Green -
Producer -
Daniela Taplin Lundberg , Riva Marker , Eva Maria Daniels , Cary Joji Fukunaga , Ryan Ahrens , Mark Wahlberg , Stephen Levinson -
Screenwriter -
Diana Ossana , Larry McMurtry -
Distributor -
Roadside Attractions -
Production Co -
Argent Pictures , Closest to the Hole Productions , Nine Stories Productions , Hercules Films Ltd. , Stay Gold Features , Rhea Films , Parliament of Owls , Leverage Entertainment , Endeavor Content , VisionChaos Productions , Solstice Studios -
Rating -
R (Teen Partying|Some Disturbing Material|Language|Offensive Slurs) -
Genre -
Drama , LGBTQ+ -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 23, 2021, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2021 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.4M -
Runtime -
1h 34m