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07/06/2012 Crime, Thriller, Drama 1h 42m
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A Totally Deep-Fried Texas Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story.

Overview

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.

  1. William Friedkin

    Director

  2. Tracy Letts

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Matthew McConaughey

    Killer Joe Cooper

  2. Emile Hirsch

    Chris Smith

  3. Juno Temple

    Dottie Smith

  4. Thomas Haden Church

    Ansel Smith

  5. Gina Gershon

    Sharla Smith

  6. Marc Macaulay

    Digger Soames

  7. Gralen Bryant Banks

    Pizza Patron

  8. Carol Sutton

    Saleslady

  9. Danny Epper

    G-Man

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by Gimly
Written by Gimly on 2017-02-06
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

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