Yonkers Joe

– Yonkers Joe tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one last grab for a big sc..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 41 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Yonkers Joe (2008)

Yonkers Joe tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged, mentally challenged son into his life.

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Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

09 Jan 2009

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Robert Celestino

Writer:

Robert Celestino

Main Actors:

Chazz Palminteri, Michael Lerner, Nate Bynum, Frank John Hughes

Plot:

Yonkers Joe hustles, setting up schemes to cheat at cards and dice. He has a girlfriend, Janice, but does he care about her or just need a partner in his cons? He's working out a scam of casinos, gathering intelligence in Atlantic City. The fly in the ointment is his son, Joe Jr., a mentally-challenged young man about to turn 21, aging out of a group home, belligerent as the move to an adult home and his father's lack of contact upset him. Joe Jr.'s counselor insists that Joe take his son for awhile to calm him down and prepare him for the transfer. Can a mentally-challenged, unloved kid make his way with grifters? Can a father discover new emotions? What about scamming the casinos?

Production:

Magnolia Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
Metacritic:
48%