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Killer Joe

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6.5/10 • 1.4K

2012-06-071h 42m

CrimeComedyThriller

A Totally Deep-Fried Texas Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story.

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.

Directors
William Friedkin
Editors
Darrin Navarro

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  1. Matthew McConaughey

    Matthew McConaughey

    Killer Joe Cooper

  2. Emile Hirsch

    Emile Hirsch

    Chris Smith

  3. Juno Temple

    Juno Temple

    Dottie Smith

  4. Thomas Haden Church

    Thomas Haden Church

    Ansel Smith

  5. Gina Gershon

    Gina Gershon

    Sharla Smith

  6. Marc Macaulay

    Marc Macaulay

    Digger Soames

  7. Gralen Bryant Banks

    Gralen Bryant Banks

    Pizza Patron

  8. Carol Sutton

    Carol Sutton

    Saleslady

  9. Danny Epper

    Danny Epper

    G-Man

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Gimly

Feb 6, 2017

5/10

On 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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10,000,000.00
Revenue
$4,633,668.00
Keywords
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