My Name Is Joe (1998) on Netflix
Joe Kavanagh, an unemployed recovering alcoholic in Glasgow, meets Sarah, a health visitor whose caseload includes Liam, a former junkie Joe is fond of. Joe flirts with her.
- Netflix4.1/5
- IMDb7.4/109,403 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes89%
Trailer
Plot summary
Joe Kavanagh is an unemployed recovering alcoholic in Glasgow. He meets Sarah, a health visitor, and flirts with her. Joe is fond of Liam, a former junkie, and drives him to a football match. Sarah, who serves Liam, his girlfriend Sabine and their son Scott, cuts them off on the way. While at Sarah's, a social worker photographs Joe at work, which goes against his welfare policy. Joe threatens the social worker and attacks the car with painting supplies. Over dinner, Joe tells Sarah he is a recovering alcoholic.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about My Name Is Joe (1998)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Ken Loach cast local residents of Glasgow's council estates in small roles, many of whom had drug and criminal pasts.
- The British Film Institute ranked My Name Is Joe 91st in its 1999 BFI Top 100 British films list.
