Yonkers Joe (2008)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Release: 2009-01-09
Director: Robert Celestino
Writers: Robert Celestino
Language: English
Stars: Chazz Palminteri , Michael Lerner (I) , Nate Bynum , Frank John Hughes (I) , Christine Lahti , Patrick Hughes , Lauri Johnson , Roma Maffia , Tom Guiry , Michael Rispoli
Runtime: 101 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Yonkers Joe , Йонкерс Джо (Russian Federation) , Yonkers Joe (United States of America)
Plot: Yonkers Joe hustles, setting up schemes to cheat at cards and dice. He has a girlfriend, Janice, but does he care about her or just need a partner in his cons? He's working out a scam of casinos, gathering intelligence in Atlantic City. The fly in the ointment is his son, Joe Jr., a mentally-challenged young man about to turn 21, aging out of a group home, belligerent as the move to an adult home and his father's lack of contact upset him. Joe Jr.'s counselor insists that Joe take his son for awhile to calm him down and prepare him for the transfer. Can a mentally-challenged, unloved kid make his way with grifters? Can a father discover new emotions? What about scamming the casinos?
IMDB:tt1018830