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61% Critic Match
Ode to Billy Joe
“What the song didn't tell you, the movie will.”
6.1 / 10• 1976• 1h 45m•PG• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead.
Cast & Crew
Robby Benson
Billy Joe McAllister
Lead
Glynnis O'Connor
Bobbie Lee Hartley
Joan Hotchkis
Anna 'Mama' Hartley
Terence Goodman
James Hartley
Sandy McPeak
Glenn 'Papa' Hartley
James Best
Dewey Barksdale
BB
Becky Bowen
Becky Thompson
SH
Simpson Hemphill
Brother Taylor
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Max Baer Jr.'s vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ode to Billy Joe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
