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Alison Maclean's exhilarating adaptation of Denis Johnson's acclaimed short story collection is a deeply compassionate portrait of one man's descent into drug addiction, filled with a potent blend of surreal imagery and gritty realism. Remaining true to Johnson's original text, and in keeping with the film's substance-soaked .. Read more

Starring	Holly Hunter, Denis Leary, Dennis Hopper, Will Patton
Director	Alison Maclean
Genres	Drama

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- Downbeat and often grim drama, set among layabouts and drug-addicts in the 70s, that manages to suggest a sweet sense of humanity.
- 30929
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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- - 36
  - 10
  An Unsung Classic
  
  The title comes from the Velvet Underground song "Heroin": "When the smack begins to flow/And I feel like Jesus' son." Jesus' Son is... read more »
  
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- 314247
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Goatboy
  - Stirlingshire
  - 16 Nov 2004 at 21:24
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- - 0
  - 2
  Zzzzzzzzzzz....... huh?
  
  Waste of time. Too fractured for me. I ended up folding clothes instead. That should give you an idea how bad this film was.
  
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- 1018393
- - a customer
  - 17 Jul 2011 at 16:15
- - 1
  - 0
  Brilliant
  
  Sweet and beautiful,
  
  Samantha Morton gave a fantastic performance.
  
  Will watch again and probably buy this.
  
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- 1010829
- - a customer
  - Suffolk, England
  - 28 Jun 2011 at 18:01
- - 1
  - 0
  Dark but also funny in a lol kinda way !!
  
  Worth watching in my opinion.
  
  I only watched this because I was bored.But I have to say that I actually enjoyed watching the whole film.Its a bit ... read more »
  
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- 1007287
- - Kyasmine
  - 19 reviews
  - 20 Jun 2011 at 07:19
- - 1
  - 0
  If you like Trainspotting, you'll probably like this.
  
  Dark, very dark, but still made me laugh. Loved this film. Has elements that reminded me of Trainspotting in terms of how it dealt with addiction in its lighter... read more »
  
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- 1000495
- - SassyVarmint
  - 1 review
  - 05 Jun 2011 at 00:28
- - 1
  - 4
  Jesus's Son
  
  Slow, Dreary,Depressing crap. Have watched this twice each time have fast forwarded to try and find something or scene worth the effort.
  
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- 966257
- - a customer
  - Norfolk
  - 21 Feb 2011 at 07:07
- - 0
  - 3
  Redemptive film!
  
  I didn't watch all film,slept off a few times. There were great actors and acting in what i watched. A great way of explaining or proofing that there is a ... read more »
  
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- 945712
- - a customer
  - 09 Dec 2010 at 14:32
- - 2
  - 0
  Dope and redemption
  
  The title is a bit obscure, but the gloom and despair of the early part of the story, and indeed the whole story, is saved by the outstanding performance of ... read more »
  
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- 936053
- - a customer
  - London
  - 31 Oct 2010 at 16:00
- - 7
  - 4
  Didnt watch it all
  
  To be honest I only watched about an hour of this one and fell asleep, so say no more.
  
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- 729354
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - snap
  - 147 reviews
  - Redditch
  - 19 Mar 2009 at 22:04
- - 2
  - 0
  Great Film
  
  I didn't know what to expect from this but the opening credits had some reassuringly familiar names. If you have seen Drugstore Cowboy then this is like an ... read more »
  
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- 352112
- - DunkH
  - 7 reviews
  - Leicester
  - 25 Oct 2005 at 00:30
- - 5
  - 0
  Gentle Giant
  
  This is a gentle giant of a film. Dispite the lack of a story and the narrated jumps in time, this film is a wonderfull look at the gentle change that takes ... read more »
  
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- 338292
- - Felipo
  - West Yorkshire
  - 18 Jun 2005 at 20:12
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- - 36
  - 10
  An Unsung Classic
  
  The title comes from the Velvet Underground song "Heroin": "When the smack begins to flow/And I feel like Jesus' son." Jesus' Son is... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 314247
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Goatboy
  - Stirlingshire
  - 16 Nov 2004 at 21:24
- - 11
  - 4
  Rambling drug movie with a few brief highs
  
  This intermittently entertaining film follows FH(Billy Crudup, superb) as he encounters a number of bizarre characters and falls in love with junkie Michelle(... read more »
  
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- 12243
- - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 25 Jul 2004 at 16:42
- - 10
  - 8
  Sorry but no.
  
  Sorry but no I did not like this film, and I love all films. The story line was far too all over the place. So wierd and off the wall while tring to be a ... read more »
  
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- 108851
- - David Powles
  - Liverpool,England
  - 30 May 2005 at 12:35
- - 7
  - 4
  Didnt watch it all
  
  To be honest I only watched about an hour of this one and fell asleep, so say no more.
  
  Report this review
- 729354
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - snap
  - 147 reviews
  - Redditch
  - 19 Mar 2009 at 22:04
- - 5
  - 0
  Gentle Giant
  
  This is a gentle giant of a film. Dispite the lack of a story and the narrated jumps in time, this film is a wonderfull look at the gentle change that takes ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 338292
- - Felipo
  - West Yorkshire
  - 18 Jun 2005 at 20:12
- - 2
  - 0
  Great Film
  
  I didn't know what to expect from this but the opening credits had some reassuringly familiar names. If you have seen Drugstore Cowboy then this is like an ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 352112
- - DunkH
  - 7 reviews
  - Leicester
  - 25 Oct 2005 at 00:30
- - 2
  - 0
  Dope and redemption
  
  The title is a bit obscure, but the gloom and despair of the early part of the story, and indeed the whole story, is saved by the outstanding performance of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 936053
- - a customer
  - London
  - 31 Oct 2010 at 16:00
- - 1
  - 0
  Small budget gem
  
  Very enjoyable small budget gem. Characters nicely acted with very good lead performances from Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton.
  
  Slow paced but at ... read more »
  
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- 312415
- - rubyt
  - G66 1NU
  - 26 Oct 2004 at 23:32
- - 1
  - 0
  If you like Trainspotting, you'll probably like this.
  
  Dark, very dark, but still made me laugh. Loved this film. Has elements that reminded me of Trainspotting in terms of how it dealt with addiction in its lighter... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1000495
- - SassyVarmint
  - 1 review
  - 05 Jun 2011 at 00:28
- - 1
  - 0
  Dark but also funny in a lol kinda way !!
  
  Worth watching in my opinion.
  
  I only watched this because I was bored.But I have to say that I actually enjoyed watching the whole film.Its a bit ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1007287
- - Kyasmine
  - 19 reviews
  - 20 Jun 2011 at 07:19

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- Jesus' Son
  
  Alison Maclean's exhilarating adaptation of Denis Johnson's acclaimed short story collection is a deeply compassionate portrait of one man's descent into drug addiction, filled with a potent blend of surreal imagery and gritty realism. Remaining true to Johnson's original text, and in keeping with ...