Story Line
A cop who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister.
“A Totally Deep-Fried Texas Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story.”
Top Cast
Matthew McConaughey
Killer Joe Cooper
Emile Hirsch
Chris Smith
Juno Temple
Dottie Smith
Thomas Haden Church
Ansel Smith
Gina Gershon
Sharla Smith
Marc Macaulay
Digger Soames
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Rating
6.5/ 10
Release Date
2012-06-07
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
CrimeThrillerDrama
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User Reviews (3)
Gimly
5/10
•2/6/2017On the one hand, Killer Joe does get better as it progresses, but on the other, it's also the first Friedkin movie I haven't loved.
Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
John Chard
9/10
•2/7/2019William Friedkin serves up Trailer Trash Neo-Noir with a side order of Fried Chicken.
Killer Joe is directed by William Friedkin and adapted to screenplay by Tracy Letts from his own play of the same name. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirs...
Nathan
7/10
•12/1/2022_Killer Joe_ had the making to be a genuinely great film, but the quality control in the writing room limits the results.
So much of the story works for me on a thematic and plot progression basis. I enjoyed the premise and the stakes that this mo...