Little Joe

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5.8/10

9.8K

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Alice (Emily Beecham) is a single mother and dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a special crimson flower, remarkable not only for its beauty but also for its therapeutic value: if kept at the ideal temperature, fed properly and spoken to regularly, this plant makes its owner happy. Against company policy, Alice takes one home as a gift for her teenage son, Joe. They christen it 'Little Joe.' But as their plant grows, so too does Alice's suspicion that her new creation may not be as harmless as its nickname suggests.

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Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and n... Read allAlice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and names it after him but soon starts fearing it.Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and names it after him but soon starts fearing it.

Director
- Jessica Hausner
Writers
- Jessica Hausner
- Géraldine Bajard
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

9.8K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jessica Hausner
Writers
- Jessica Hausner
- Géraldine Bajard
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 17 nominations total

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Goran Kostic

Mr. Simic

Yana Yanezic

Mrs. Simic

Leanne Best

Mother

Phoebe Austin

Girl

Janine Duvitski

Lady

Neil Menage

Buyer 1

Karik Samuel

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Director
- Jessica Hausner
Writers
- Jessica Hausner
- Géraldine Bajard
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7kosmasp

What can possibly go wrong?

You have to suspend your disbelief to a degree that is almost inhuman. But if you do that, there is quite a lot of entertainment to be found here. The decisions (most of them) of the characters in this movie is really cringe-worthy, to the point where you might not have any feelings for them anymore.

Having said that, it does look good and I do like the actors involved in general. There is not much to spoil once the movie starts, because you should be able to guess everything coming at you from miles away (or kilometres if that's more your liking) ...

Gordon-11

Couldn't say I enjoyed it

The story has an interesting premise, and can be quite suspenseful. However, the pace is super slow, which kills the suspense and momentum. The music and the repeating CCTV shot at the plants get tiresome as well. Overall, I couldn't say I enjoyed it.

4pickleinabag

Interesting, but it falls short.

Im sure that you have read that this is a more modern retelling of invasion of the body snatchers. Don't think of it that way though. If you compare the 2 then my rating for this would go down. This feels more like a pretentious indie movie rather than a horror. The whole thing being about a flower was interesting, but the characters are boring and uninteresting. Which is disappointing considering that is what is supposed to hold this movie together. There isn't really a satisfying climactic scene that the movie builds up to and there is a ton of build up. The music in the movie was really odd to say the least and sometimes annoying. What can I say, I feel as if I wasted a lot of time on this movie.

6lizshotter

Plant gaslights woman

Visually appealing but irritating. I don't know if that's what the producers of this were hoping for, and if so they managed to get on my nerves a lot. Everything from the music, to the main characters inability to register what's happening in front of her face. It's basically a film about a plant gaslighting a woman for two hours. I don't know what the film makers were going for and that makes this a bland and slow film

random-70778

Had all the elements to work as a short, at feature length it is a slog.

This film has several elements that would have made a great 15-20 minute short film. But at feature length it is a long hard receptive slog

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As stated in another post, the location is undisclosed. The street scenes were, however, filmed in Liverpool as you can see the Liver Building in the distance of one street scene.