

The Ballad of Little Jo
In the Wild West, a woman had only two choices. She could be a wife or she could be a whore... Josephine Monaghan chose to be a man.
After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.
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- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $543.1K
- Language
- English
- gun
- mining
- death
- woman director
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalR20 Aug 1993
CzechiaCZ
- Physical15+20 Sept 1995
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The Ballad of Little Jo was released on 20 August 1993.
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tmdb76622195
9/30/2023
Before watching this, do not make the mistake of lumping this film in with crossdressing comedies like "Tootsie" and "Mrs. Doubtfire." While based on a true story, director Greenwald sidesteps many western, and Hollywood, conventions to bring one of the best westerns of the 1990's. Suzy Amis plays Jo, a woman who is a little too trusting of some bad men. After escaping to the west and leaving her born-out-of-wedlock…
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