Joe Bell

Based on a true story, this drama follows Joe Bell, a working-class father from a small town. After his teenage son, Jadin, suffers from harassment at school due to his sexual orientation and subsequently dies by suicide, Joe begins a solo journey on foot across the United States. He travels to meet with students and various communities to raise awareness about the dangers of bullying and to honor his son's memory.

The film was directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and marks the first entry in the chronological list of his directed works, followed by King Richard, Bob Marley: One Love, and The Punisher: One Last Kill. Mark Wahlberg stars as Joe Bell and also served as a producer alongside Cary Joji Fukunaga and Daniela Taplin Lundberg. The cast includes Reid Miller, Connie Britton, Maxwell Jenkins, Morgan Lily, and Gary Sinise.

Produced by companies from the United States, China, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, the movie had a budget of 4 million USD and earned 2 million USD at the worldwide box office. On IMDb, the film has a rating of 6.2/10 based on 10,000 votes, while on TMDB it holds a 6.5/10 rating from 271 votes. These audience scores are higher than the rating given by film critics, which stands at 5.5/10 from 130 reviews.