Joe Gould's Secret
2000, English. Directed by Stanley Tucci.
Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.
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- 1h 44m
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- English
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Cast & crew
- Stanley TucciDirector
- Ian HolmJoe Gould
- Stanley TucciJoe Mitchell
- Hope DavisTherese Mitchell
- Sarah HylandElizabeth Mitchell
- Hallee HirshNora Mitchell
- Celia WestonSarah
- Patrick TovattHarold Ross
- Susan SarandonAlice Neel
- Patricia ClarksonVivian Marquie
- John TormeyHarry Kolis
- Jack A. O'ConnellChef
- Jerry MayerMinetta Bartender
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- Released
- 21 January 2000
- Written by
- Howard A. Rodman
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What Joe Gould's Secret is based on
Joe Gould's Secret is based on Joe Gould's Secret (1964) by Joseph Mitchell.
1964
Joe Gould's Secret
By Joseph Mitchell
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Joe Gould's Secret isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Joe Gould's Secret?
Joe Gould's Secret (2000) was directed by Stanley Tucci and stars Ian Holm, Stanley Tucci, Hope Davis.
What is Joe Gould's Secret based on?
Joe Gould's Secret is based on Joe Gould's Secret (1964) by Joseph Mitchell.