China Synopsis
“Redemption is a journey you can't take alone.”
The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Joe Bell. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Adventure in China
64 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Joe Bell itself).
The 2019–2021 China Window
Joe Bell holds position #154 of 225 China films in the 2019–2021 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in China, 216 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Joe Bell premiered alongside 55 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 55 other China films in 2020.
The 764th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
179 audience reviews — more than 84% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 74th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Joe Bell, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- teenage sexuality · 5
- cheerleader · 3
- teenage son · 2
- gay youth · 2
- flash forward · 1
- grieving father · 1
- anti-bullying · 1
- flashback · 28
- bullying · 27
- high school student · 18
- writing · 6
- based on true story · 98
- high school · 88
- lgbt · 73
- gay theme · 67
- suicide · 51
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #511 of 946 China films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Drama productions specifically: #323 of 547 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Nine Stories Productions, Argent Pictures, Endeavor Content, Parliament of Owls, Rhea Films |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | September 14, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt4651466 |
| Official Site | www.joebellthemovie.com |